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Buhari to attend 1st World Bio summit in South Korea

Jointly organized by the Government of the Republic of Korea and the World Health Organization, the two-day Summit; October 25 to 26, has the theme: ‘The Future of Vaccine and Bio-Health.’

A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina noted that Nigeria was invited to the Summit based on her selection with five other African countries by the World Health Organization  and the European Union during the last EU-African Summit in Brussels, Belgium in February this year for Bio-manufacturing of vaccines on the African continent.

President Buhari, who is expected to deliver a statement at the Summit, and meet separately with President Yoon Suk-Yeol of the Republic of  Korea will also seek other ways of more effective partnerships that impact positively on the lives and safety of Nigerians during his other engagements and meetings while in Seoul.

 

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