Mr Obafunwa described the intervention as strategic and timely.
Mr Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said Mr Obafunwa will succeed Babatunde Salako, whose tenure expires on July 23.
Babatunde Salako, NIMR director-general, disclosed this at the SARMAAN engagement meeting.
A consultant and research professor has urged West African researchers to focus on competitive research to attract funding.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says a peacetime health system is needed to better prepare for the next pandemic.
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) and other stakeholders in the country have launched the Canada-Africa Mpox Partnership (CAMP).
“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has given us N200 million, and it is for the purpose of funding indigenous local research in the state.”
According to the researcher, there is no drug that is effective against the malaria parasite like orthodox medicine.
