Nigeria: Institute Introduces Bio-Bank to Aid Research in Ebola Prevention, Cure, Other Diseases - CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria (IHVN), Dr Patrick Dakum, said its planned bio-bank project would aid research in prevention and treatment of diseases across Africa.

He said the IHVN bio-bank is a tissue bio-repository made of special freezers in which samples could be stored over a long period of time for the purpose of research.

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