Reps tackle chief medical directors for allocating below 1% to research amid disease outbreaks

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday criticised chief medical directors (CMDs) of Nigeria’s teaching hospitals over their failure to prioritise research, noting that less than one percent of their budgets is dedicated to medical studies even as disease outbreaks continue to strain the health sy

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