The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) is set to launch its state of the art multi campus excellence in public healthcare, treatment, training and research to bring quality health services to the reach of millions of Nigerians.
This was made known in a press release on Wednesday in Abuja by the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute, Dr. Patrick Dakum, who said: “The commissioning of the IHVN Campus demonstrates the Institute’s commitment as a leader in providing health service implementation, capacity building, research and ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare services through innovative and evidence-based strategies.”
Dr. Dakum also added that, with its two centers now on campus; the Program Implementation Center (PIC) and the International Research Center of Excellence, the Institute will continue to develop training and expertise for the sustainability of HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and cancer programs.
“The commissioning of the IHVN Campus is expected to revolutionize the fight against emerging infectious and non-infectious diseases in Nigeria and the African Continent,” he said.
He explained that the IHVN campus has a combination of leasable office buildings, clinical laboratories for diagnosis, research, and training, functional clinic spaces for patient care and clinical trials, bio-specimen repositories for storage and management of bio-specimens, multi-media lecture auditoriums and meeting rooms and offices.
Dr. Dakum noted that the event will preceded by a scientific seminar on addressing local health challenges through quality research and partnership and the seminar will bring together key scientists and public-private stakeholders in the health sector with Professor Robert Gallo, Director, Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore USA; Professor Alash’le Abimiku, Executive Director, International Research Center of Excellence (IRCE), and Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa, Director General of Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) as the main speakers.
According to him, “As an internationally recognized local and nonprofit organization, IHVN is structured to develop and maintain linkages with other local and international organizations, in collaborative ways that support the Government of Nigeria’s health sector strategic plans. IHVN focuses on the prevention, treatment, and management of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, COVID-19, Cancer, and other infectious and non-infectious diseases.”
