NAFDAC joins £3.7m global vaccine safety project to combat fake, substandard vaccines

… Oxford-led research to strengthen Nigeria’s vaccine surveillance, boost public confidence
By Chioma Obinna
Nigeria’s battle against fake and substandard vaccines has received a major boost as the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, joined a £3.7 million international research consortium aimed at strengthening vaccine quality surveillance and protecting millions of people from compromised vaccines.
The three-year initiative, funded through the United Kingdom’s Medical Research Council (MRC) Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme, will develop and validate cutting-edge technologies capable of detecting degraded, substandard and falsified vaccines befo...