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The Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin, has been rated the best performing Centre in Nigeria. This follows the Centre’s achievement of the World Bank's Disbursement Linked Indicators at the ongoing West African Conference in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. The Centre Leader of CERHI, Professor Friday Okonofua, who is currently attending the Conference made the announcement, Tuesday. He congratulated and appreciated the University's transformational and dynamic Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lilian Salami, for her commitment and support that have translated to immense growth and development of the Centre. Chart Showing CERHI UNIBEN, leading other [...Read more]

Happening Now! - Professor Friday Okonofua , addressing participants of the research progress seminar titled: Twinning Research: “Effects of Ilasa on Litter Sizes and ReproductiveHormone Profile of Matted Sprague Dawley Rats”

The group photo section of the just concluded workshop on “Research Priorities Agenda Setting in Reproductive Health”. One of the mandates of CERHI is to carry out advanced research in Reproductive health leading to products and outcomes that can be patented and commercialized. One of the key objectives of this workshop was to identify priority areas or developmental challenges in reproductive health which if investigated can lead to the discovery of key products, innovations and outcomes.

The University of Benin is pleased to join Harvard University for a special global webinar on “Rethinking Malaria in the Context of COVID-19.” On September 1, experts will discuss findings from the year-long "Rethinking Malaria" global consultation as well as lessons learned from elimination countries. . The discussion will span research perspectives; public policy, political, and advocacy perspectives; and programmatic perspectives – please join us! Kindly click on this link to register today:  Rethinking Malaria in the Context of COVID-19 Webinar September 1, 2021 8:00am–11:00am EDT   (6am–9am CST | 12pm–3pm GMT 1pm–4pm WAT | [...Read more]

2ND CERHI-UNIBEN AREF RESEARCH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP – MENTORING   From July 12 - 16, 2021   The Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin in collaboration with the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF), Medical Research Foundation, UK, is organizing a research leadership development workshop on Mentoring. . The five-day training workshop is designed to use experiential techniques to enhance the research and leadership capacity of early to middle career academics working on important health challenges in Nigeria by focusing on mentoring as a tool for achieving research excellence. . From left to right [...Read more]

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO THE COVID CRISIS – CERHI, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, NIGERIA Initiation of the COVID-19 Testing Initiative in Benin City One of the major draw backs in understanding the extent of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria is the limited testing sites in the Country. With the CERHI laboratory that has a highly functional and ultramodern PCR machine, it was evident that CERHI could function as a test Centre in the country. In an effort to contribute to filling this urgent gap, the CERHI Centre Leader, Prof. Friday Okonofua, contacted the Director General of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control [...Read more]

CERHI/ACEGID PARTNERSHIP WINS GRANT FOR VALIDATION OF RAPID DIAGNOSTIC COVID-19 TEST KITS At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin, established a research consortium with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) through which they jointly used CERHI’s facilities, including a RT-PCR machine for testing for the virus. The unit was validated by the Nigerian Centre for disease Control (NCDC) on May 10, 2020, and this became the second testing unit in Edo State, and one of the few in the country. CERHI/PCR COVID-19 Test Lab [...Read more]