The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria has
expressed interest to be part of the global solidarity trial of the vaccines
being developed to combat COVID-19.
Speaking on Friday at the joint national briefing of the
presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19,
Fiona Braka, officer in charge, WHO Nigeria, said efforts are underway
to start the process in the country.
She said more than 100 countries have joined the solidarity
clinical trial, which was launched by WHO and some partners, to help find an
effective treatment for COVID-19.
She said over 1,200 patients have been randomised from the
first five countries to evaluate the “safety and efficacy of drug
combinations”.
Braka said a total of 89 vaccines are being developed
globally, including seven in clinical evaluation and several therapeutics in
clinical trials.
She said the organisation is committed to ensuring that
medicines and vaccines are shared equitably with all countries as they are
being developed.
“Nigeria has also expressed interest to be part of this
solidarity trial and efforts are underway to start the process in Nigeria too,”
Braka said.
“Together with global health actors and partners, over the
past week, WHO launched the access to COVID-19 tools ACT accelerator, a global
collaboration to accelerate development for equitable access to new COVID-19
diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.
“We have a total of 89 vaccines that are in development
globally, including seven in clinical evaluation and several therapeutics are
in clinical trials. WHO is committed to ensuring that as medicines and vaccines
are developed, they are shared equitably with all countries and people.
“We do have the solidarity trial which is an international
clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for COVID-19, launched by
the WHO and partners. More than 100 countries have joined the solidarity trial
and to date, over 1,200 patients have been randomized from the first five
countries to evaluate the safety and efficacy of full drug and drug
combinations.”
As of Friday, 2,170 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in
Nigeria.
There is no cure or vaccine yet for the disease.
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