Archives: Centres

Africa Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research, (ACE-PUTOR)

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Host University: University of Port Harcourt

Vice Chancellor: 

Centre Leader: Dr. Daprim Samuel Tamuno-Ojuemi Ogaji

Deputy Centre Leader: Prof. Orish Ebere Orisakwe

Centre’s Website: https://www.aceputoruniport.edu.ng/putor/public/

University’s Website: 

Contact: info@aceputoruniport.edu.ng

 

PUTOR is a World Bank funded African Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research. As a World Bank funded initiative, it is a platform for providing inter-disciplinary academic stream of postgraduate programmes and rapidly bridge the current paucity of adequately trained personnel with terminal degrees in public health, toxicology, nutrition and midwifery/child health nursing in sub-Saharan Africa.

 

African Centre Of Excellence for Mycotoxin And Food Safety (ACEMFS)

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Host University: Federal University of Technology, Minna

Vice Chancellor: 

Centre Leader: Prof. Anthony Hussaini Makun

Deputy Centre Leader: Dr. Hadiza Lami Muhammad

Centre’s Website: https://acemfs.futminna.edu.ng/index.php/en/

University’s Website: 

Contact: acemfs@futminna.edu.ng

 

The creation of the Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE) for Mycotoxin and food safety will create learning opportunities and research results to address Africa’s shortage of expertise and applicable solutions to endure a safe, controlled and sufficient food supply that will support economic growth and public health.
The education objective of ACEMFS is to create an interdisciplinary experiential model that will prepare a cadre of future leaders focused on the rapidly emerging need for innovations at the nexus of food security, food safety, agricultural productivity and economics from local to global scales.

The ACEMFS will leverage the research infrastructure available in the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CGEB) and its strategic plan to train a skilled and innovative workforce that would transform Africa’s natural resources into goods and services, driven by entrepreneurship and Information and Communication Technology (ICT), to positively affect the economy and thus the quality of life of her people.

The research objectives of ACEMFS are:
1. To foster impactive interdisciplinary research
2. To implement solutions that improve the quality of life of Africans through fit-for-purpose interventions fostering economic growth and access to sufficient safe food for all.

These objectives addresses the five sustainable development goals of poverty reduction, zero hunger, good health and well-being quality education and gender equality by 2030

 

African Centre Of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS)

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Host University: University of Lagos

Vice Chancellor: 

Centre Leader: Prof. Olukemi Odukoya

Deputy Centre Leader: Dr. Elizabeth Ade-Ademilua

Centre’s Website: https://acedhars.unilag.edu.ng/

University’s Website: 

Contact: acedhars@unilag.edu.ng

 

The African Center of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicines Development and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS) was established to build up manpower on quality assurance, standardization of dosages, reproducibility of herbal preparations, drug development, drug repurposing and safety monitoring of drugs in West and Central African region.  The researches in the Center are focused on the development and evaluation of herbal formulations into standard products for management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).  The Center is poised to produce a compendium of herbal formulations for the treatment of NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Center programs are focused not only on herbal medicines but also on drug research, assessments and regulations based on expertise of members drawn from the Departments of Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology.  The Center will run M.Sc. programs in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology as well as Ph.D. Pharmacology in 2019/2020 session and thereafter commence its interdisciplinary M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in Herbal Medicine, Drug Development, Biomedical Toxicology, Regulatory Science and Pharmacovigilance from 2020/2021 session.  The ACEDHARS curricula are developed to produce skilled manpower in the utilization of spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques for drug development, pharmacokinetics and drug quality assurance systems.  Furthermore, capacity will be developed in toxicity testing and safety monitoring of medicines and herbal products.  Graduates of the Center will fill the existing skill gaps in toxicology, quality control and pharmacovigilance units of regulatory agencies, drug research institutes, pharmaceutical industries, herbal product industries, healthcare facilities and traditional medicine centers in the region.

 

African Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP)

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Host University: Bayaro University, Kano

Vice Chancellor: 

Centre Leader: Prof. Hadiza Galadanci

Deputy Centre Leader: Dr. Ibrahim Nashabaru

Centre’s Website: https://www.acephap.buk.edu.ng/

University’s Website: 

Contact: HadizaGal@yahoo.co.uk

 

The African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) is one of the World Bank supported African Centre of Excellence which is aimed at strengthening interdisciplinary approaches to promote population health outcome through training and research for evidence-informed policy development in West and Central Africa.

 

Centre in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI)

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Host University: University of Benin, Benin City

Vice Chancellor: 

Centre Leader: Prof. F.E Okonofua

Deputy Centre Leader: Prof. Florence Adeyemo

Centre’s Website: https://www.cerhiuniben.edu.ng/

University’s Website: 

Contact: info@cerhi.uniben.edu

 

CERHI is a research and training Centre with emphasis on cutting edge research and innovation.  Studying with us would afford students the opportunity to join the CERHI team of award winning scientists and experts who have led the development and implementation of several ground-breaking ideas in research in the field of sexual and reproductive health and population studies.

CERHI has an ultramodern Secretariat located in the heart of the University of Benin with the following facilities:

  • Lecture Theatres, with modern learning materials
  • Teleconferencing facilities
  • Laboratory for high grade research
  • Reproductive health library
  • E-library facilities with EBSCO host journal, science direct, E-journals, E-books and Journals
  • Free WI-FI, both in classrooms and in students’ hostels
  • Uninterrupted power supply etc.

The Centre also has a comfortable and well-furnished accommodation for international students which features uninterrupted power supply alongside free Wi-Fi and comfortable conveniences for students. An ultramodern guest house, well-furnished and equipped with comfortable furnishings for visiting faculty and exchange students with a 24/7 power supply and free Wi-Fi is also hosted by CERHI.

 

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