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FG Seals Deal With GE Healthcare, JNCI To Bolster Biomedical Engineering

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja         Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare Dr. Tunji Alausa (middle); Permanent Secretary, Daju Kachollom (3rd left); Director Hospital Services Department Dr. Jimoh Salaudeen (2nd left); Managing Director of JNCI, Mrs. Claire Omatseye (4th right), and others at the signing of MoU between the Ministry, GE HealthCare and JNCI in Abuja on Wednesday. The Federal Government has sealed a deal with GE HealthCare and JNCI Limited to bolster Biomedical Engineering in higher institutions.  Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, who endorsed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that the move is expected to deepen and strengthen the nation's healthcare system. News Rider reports that biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles to solve biological and medical problems in order to improve health care.  The MoU was signed by...