The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has inaugurated a National Genomics Surveillance Consortium (NGSC) to enhance the country’s public health infrastructure and strengthen health security.
According to the NCDC Director-General, Jide Idris, the consortium will position Nigeria as a genomic sequencing hub in the global south.
Speaking at the inauguration of the consortium and stakeholders’ engagement meeting for genomic strategy development on Thursday in Abuja, Mr Idris emphasised the importance of genomic sequencing in addressing public health challenges.
