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March 23, 2019
TheNational Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD sayssignificant work has been done by the institution to end Tuberculosis, TB.
Theinstitution’s Director General Obi Adigwe made the disclosure on Saturday inLagos.
Hewas speaking at a ceremony in commemoration of the 2019 World Tuberculosis Day markedannually on March 24, which has as its theme, “It is Time“.
Accordingto Adigwe, scientists at the Institute undertook tests and discovered thatessential oils from Citrus sinuses had good activity against strains ofMycobacterium tuberculosis.
Hesaid however, that the institution’s work on TB and other similarly viciousdiseases were not without challenges including the perpetual poor funding ofresearch.
TheDirector General said that funding of research not only saved lives, but alsosupported the development of a Pharma Industry that could create jobs, buildcapacity and potential economic development in the country.me[src*��d2�