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The NMIMR boss said, ‘two aspects of investigations are being conducted’.
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) University of Ghana has launched an investigation into claims that the research facility falsifies COVID-19 test results.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of NMIMR, Prof. Abraham Kwabena Anang.
Prof. Kwabena Anang’s statement was a reaction to a viral voice note on social media claiming tests conducted at the facility are manipulated.
The NMIMR boss said, “two aspects of investigations are being conducted.”
He said the two aspects were: NMIMR internal investigations and “External investigations will be conducted by National Security, which is in discussion with the Coordinator of National Network of COVID-19 testing Laboratories.”
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) University of Ghana, is conducting investigations on social media claims about Covid19 test results at the NMIMR being falsified.
This comes after one Kofi Acheampong alleged that the institute falsified his Coronavirus test.
According to him, he went for a COVID-19 test on January 10, 2021 at the Institute as directed by British Airwaves and it came out positive.
However, he further explained that after the test came out positive someone called from the Institute, asking him to pay Gh¢500 for them to change the results to negative.
In a statement, the institute indicated that it s treating the allegation with grave seriousness and that two aspects of investigations are being conducted .
Read the full statement below
Good morning, All,
I wish to assure staff that the allegation on social media about falsification of COVID-19 testing results at the institute is being treated with grave seriousness. The University has decided that a press release should be put on hold and investigations conducted over the weekend and a report presented to the University for Senior Management meeting on Monday morning