Health DG Dr Noor Hisham joins coalition of global scientists fighting Covid-19


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has joined a coalition of global scientists combating the Covid-19 pandemic in resource-poor settings.

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) said Dr Noor Hisham was one of the 74 signatories of the Covid-19 Clinical Research Coalition which aims to accelerate desperately needed research in those areas.

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