NIPRD Director General Urges Nigerian Philanthropists to Invest in Healthcare R
Dr. Obi Adigwe, Director General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), is advocating for increased investment in healthcare research and development by wealthy Nigerian philanthropists. Under his leadership, NIPRD has been focusing on the development of phytomedicines and the commercialization of pharmaceutical products derived from indigenous resources. Adigwe highlights the potential socio-economic benefits of investing in R&D, such as job creation, capacity building, and improved healthcare access. He emphasizes the importance of integrating traditional medicine into modern pharmaceutical standards and calls for a robust regulatory framework to support this integration. 
