On Thursday, the Federal Government said it would boost surgical research in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
The Director, Health Planning, Research and Statistics of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kamil Soretire, disclosed this in Lagos at the annual meeting of the National Institute of Health Research, Global Surgery Unit (NIHR GSU).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NIHR GSU meeting is an international event that provides a platform for leading experts, researchers and practitioners in the field of global surgery to discuss and chart ways for improved surgical care.
The theme of the 2025 conference is: “Equipping Surgeons for Surgical Research – Role of Regulatory Instructions.”