17th May, 2020
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) said it has developed four COVID-19-related research proposals to enhance the containment strategies against the pandemic.
Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, made the disclosure in a statement.
He was updating the public on LASUTH’s role in the state’s COVID-19 response.
Fabamwo said the LASUTH research committee, headed by Prof. Femi Idowu, a Consultant Neurosurgeon was conducting research studies on four drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
He added that the research studies also focused on coagulation factors in COVID-19 as well as the role of multi-morbidity and multi-organ dysfunction in COVID-19.
“The hospital is poised to carry out these studies, for which external and internal funding is already being sought.
“The commissioner for health has been informed about this,’’ the CMD said.
According to him, the LASUTH Ethical Committee has been reviewing and giving approvals to the proposed research studies from the state research committee.