The Governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday said About 20 projects valued at N26.28bn have been funded under the N100bn Central Bank of Nigeria credit support intervention for the healthcare industry.

The CBN also said it had received over 27 proposals from researchers requesting for N67bn grant.

Emefiele said this in Abuja during the inauguration of the Board of Experts of the Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme.

He said currently, 20 projects valued at N26.28bn have been funded under the N100bn credit support intervention for the healthcare industry.

He said some of the firms that have been able to obtain funding include hospitals, research centres and pharmaceutical industries.

The CBN Director (Development Finance), Philip Yusuf, said that the apex bank had received over 27 proposals from researchers requesting for N67bn grants.

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