NIGERIA, December 13, 2017. On the morning of today, the Cuban medicine Heberprot-P was presented by Dr. Arístides Herrera, dean of the Faculty of Angiology at the University of Medical Sciences of Matanzas.
The activity was presided over by Ambassador Carlos Trejo Sosa; Dr. Ibrahim Wada, President of the Nisa Premier Group; Ali Ibrahim, director for pharmacological surveillance and post-sale surveillance of the NAFDAC Group and the endocrinologist Felicia Anumah, professor at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Abuja and a representative of the Nigerian Minister of Health.
Prior to the presentation of the product, the event held at the headquarters of Garki Hospital in Abuja, featured several interventions. The Cuban diplomat affirmed that Nigeria can become a center of reference in West Africa with the application of this novel product. Dr. Ibrahim Wada, praised the Cuban health system to ensure that it is the best in the world.
Professor Felicia Anumah informed those present that, in this year, 16 million people in Africa die of diabetes mellitus. In Nigeria, 5 million people die of this disease and 15-20% of patients have had to resort to the method of amputation.
Dr. Arístides Herrera demonstrated to the Nigerian doctors and specialists the favorable results obtained in Cuba, from the application of the medicine, as well as in European countries such as the United Kingdom, Belarus, Russia, among others. Also, the scientist highlighted the legacy of the Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro, by referring to one of his phrases "the future of our country will be of the men of science". These ideas prevail today when we see that Heberprot-P has become the leading product of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) of Cuba, because this drug has managed to enter the international market, especially in the first world.
The CIGB is the largest exporter of goods in Cuba. It is a dynamic development institution that has reached a high level of research, production and commercialization of biological products obtained from modern biotechnology.
(Embassy of Cuba in Nigeria)