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July 19, 2019
The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD is seeking for engagement with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC on online health database.
The Institute’s Director General, Obi Adigwe made this known when he visited the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Umar Danbatta at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
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Adigwe said that the organisation wanted specificcollaboration and partnership that would ensure promotion of Information andCommunication Technologies, ICT innovation and investment to ensure maximumoptimisation and usage.
Responding, Danbatta said the commission hadinvested heavily in ICT intervention in schools and organisations, saying thatit had budgetary constraints at the moment as the finance meant for suchprojects had been effectively utilised.
He advised the guests to generate a short code,which people can call and get desired information, adding that the NCC wouldgladly give it a short code to entertain inquiries from the public.