By NATION REPORTERA STATE-OF-THE-ART research laboratory will be established in Zambia, thanks to £1 million of Scottish Government international development investment.First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed the funding following a meeting with President Hakainde Hichilema, alongside a delegation from the Zambian Government at Panmure House in Edinburgh.Scotland has had a longstanding partnership with Zambia, with a joint commitment to collaborate in key areas, now to include health through tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases. The new facility, hosted by the University of Zambia shall support life-saving research and increase access to vaccines in the country.The funding has now extended existing Scottish government support for the Blantyre-Blantyre partnership between the University of Glasgow and Kamuzu University of Health Science in Malawi.It shall create a ground-breaking three-country collaboration in scientific research between the universities in Scotland, Malawi and Zambia. “The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of countries working together across continents to jointly tackle global health challenges. This […]
Scotland funds Zambia’s life-saving vaccine research
