Christian Happi – The Conversation

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari shows his COVID-19 certificate after receiving his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in March 2021. Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP via Getty Images

July 14, 2021

Nigerian academics weigh in on the faults and frustrations of managing COVID‑19

Doyin Odubanjo, Nigerian Academy of Science; Christian Happi, Redeemer's University; Folasade Ogunsola, University of Lagos, and Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science

Experts assess Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 so far and express worry that the country does not appear to have learnt much; it isn’t prepared for the next pandemic.

Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

October 27, 2020

Nigeria needs innovation and science investment to help control COVID‑19

Christian Happi, Redeemer's University and Ifeyinwa Aniebo, Harvard University

To effectively control COVID-19 and prevent a future pandemic, Nigeria needs to start investing heavily in science research.

Nigerian scientists are working to better understand coronavirus. African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Disease

September 6, 2020

Nigerian scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS‑CoV‑2: why it matters

Christian Happi, Redeemer's University and Ify Aniebo, Redeemer's University

There are over 1,000 lineages of SARS-CoV-2 circulating around the world. Nigerian scientists have found seven in the country and this is important.

High school students wear face masks as they wash their hands on August 3, the first day of partial resumption of classes in Lagos, Nigeria, since the COVID-19 lockdown. Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images

August 11, 2020

Getting to grips with the COVID‑19 outbreak in Nigeria

Oyebola Oyesola, Cornell University; Adewole A Adekola, Royal Veterinary College; Chinedu Ugwu A, Redeemer's University; Christian Happi, Redeemer's University; Jonathan Heeney, University of Cambridge, and Opeoluwa Adewale-Fasoro, Johns Hopkins University

Nigeria’s management of the COVID-19 outbreak, and other future outbreaks, will require improved diagnostic capacity, effective testing and tracing, and massive investment in health infrastructure.

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