Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) is a medical research institute located at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana.[1] It was founded in 1979 with funds donated by the Japanese government[2] Test samples for COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana are performed and confirmed by the institute.[3]

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research entrance
Established1979
Location
Accra
,
Ghana
Coordinates5.634208°N 0.183332°W / 5.634208; -0.183332
Websitewww.noguchimedres.org

History

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research is a semi-autonomous institute of the University of Ghana located in the Ghanaian capital, Accra and the premiere biomedical research center in the country. The Institute was established through combined efforts by the former Dean of the University of Ghana school of medicine, Prof. E. O. Easmon and Prof. Kenji Honda of Fukushima school of medicine in Japan and therefore the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).[4] It had been built by the govt of Japan and donated to the govt and other people of Ghana in honour of the Japanese researcher Dr. Noguchi,[5][6] who researched into yellow jack in Ghana and died from the disease within the country in 1928.[7]

Supports

Prudential Bank Limited supported the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research with GH¢100,000.00 for the fight against Coronavirus.[8]

References
  1. University of Ghana: Noguchi Institute (NMIMR). Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. University of Pennsylvania: Global Health Project Archived March 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Ghana records 7th confirmed Coronavirus case". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  4. "University of Ghana, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and JICA PAYS TRIBUTE TO PROF. KENJI HONDA | Ghana | Countries & Regions | JICA". www.jica.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  5. "The Ghanaian government has renamed a street after a prominent Japanese scientist". www.pulse.com.gh. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. "Street named after Japan's Noguchi". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  7. "Ghanaian Scientists Successfully Sequence SARS-COV-2 Virus Genomes". Trial Site News. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. "Prudential Bank donates GH¢ 100,000 to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research". www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-07-05.


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