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Improving medicine access across Nigeria

AORTIC 2019 Conference

Published: 7 Feb 2020

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Jennifer Dent - CEO BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH), Seattle, USA

Jennifer Dent speaks to ecancer at the 2019 AORTIC conference in Maputo about the work of BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH).

She provided an update on the BVGH medicine access program through Nigeria, now spanning 7 states.

Jennifer outlines how the program works, and how patients will be able to access treatment for their particular cancer type.

The model has now been shown to other states in Nigeria, but also surrounding countries with a hope to adapt that model for each new location.

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