Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has trained 50 young scientists as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria's medicine security and improve the availability of safe, quality antimalarial drugs.

The capacity-building workshop, held under the World Bank-funded IMPACT Project in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), focused on research and development (R&D), regulatory compliance, quality assurance and sustainable drug development.

Organisers said the initiative was informed by lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed Nigeria's dependence on imported medicines and weaknesses in global supply chains.

Speaking at the workshop, the Director-G...