Minister Shaw meets with Harvard team
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with (from left) Director, Harvard Global Health Catalyst, Professor Wilfred Ngwa; Medical Professor Dr. the Hon. Julius Garvey; and Research Fellow, Harvard Medical, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. The Harvard International Phytomedicine and Medical Cannabis Institute (HIPI) team is conducting an informational tour in Jamaica, with a view to establishing a Jamaica Phytomedicine Institute with ties to the HIPI.
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