Health, nutrition and food security are inextricably linked. Scientific findings have revealed that malnutrition intensifies the impact of every diseases including the novel COVID-19 which appears to be especially deadly for people already in poor health. With an estimate of 226 million undernourished people in Africa, and 5.1 million malnourished people in Nigeria, the continent is at risk of increasing its chances of being ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The holistic success of the Nigeria’s COVID-19 response team is depended on protecting the most vulnerable members of the society from hunger and malnutrition in addition to encouraging regular hand washing and social distancing.
Combatting the COVID-19 pandemic will take advances in many fronts, and plant biotechnology is required for some of the most-discussed urgent needs, including the need for foster new treatments, vaccine and nutritional enhancements of food crops.
Join the biotechnology experts in the OFAB Nigeria Webinar series to learn various ways the application of agricultural biotechnology can help curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinar Format: The webinar will feature five distinguished biotechnology experts who will discuss how we can use the understanding of good nutrition to boost immunity against Coronavirus disease and the role of genetic modification of plants in curbing the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Webinar Date: 8th July (Wednesday), 2020
Webinar Time: 2pm WAT/ 1pm GMT/ 3pm CAT/ 4pm EAT/ 9am EDT
Participation: Participation on the webinar is by registration. Click here to register now.