 And in health, the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria says its members are working towards developing indigenous vaccines against the novel SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases. The national president of the Nigeria Medical Laboratory Scientist, Professor Gabo Damin, had a word with journalists. He solicited the federal government's support for adequate funding and laboratory infrastructure to make local vaccines possible. Professor Damin also called on the federal government to employ medical laboratory scientists at Port Health Services across Nigeria to support the disease's surveillance response and activities across the nation's ports. He explained that the nation cannot effectively fight pandemics if the country depends on the impotence of all diagnosis tools and relegate its in-country research and development efforts. Infiltration of quarks into the practice comes, can weaken the health system and overwhelming response to disease outbreak and pandemic. That as medical laboratory scientists who are skilled in knowledge and techniques of vaccine production, we are ready to start the development and production of indigenous vaccines against the novel SARS-CoV-2 and, indeed, all other infectious diseases. All we need is adequate funding. The medical laboratory scientist's national president commanded the appointment of Dr Ife Dayo at the Tifa as the Director-General of the NCDC. He applauded President Muhammad Abu-Hari for approving 950 million-euro intervention fund for the establishment of molecular laboratories in all federal tertiary hospitals. The government actually knew all that we are advocating is that we had a lab in Lagos Yaba that was producing vaccine for small spots for yellow fever in the 60s. And so we are also advocating that that lab has to be reactivated. Our members have the skill for developing vaccine. We don't need to be depending on importing vaccines. All that we are advocating is that our members will be supported so that we can have, you know, indigenous vaccine production. Professor Diamond expressed optimism that the building and equipment at the laboratories would tremendously help in mitigating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as that of other infectious diseases.