Clinical Trial Entre Will Boost Rersearch – CMUL

The College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Idi-araba, Lagos, has said its newly unveiled Centre for Clinical Trials, Research, and Implementation Science, will help build capacity in conducting clinical trial research in Nigeria.

Speaking at the unveiling, Deputy Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. Prof. Albert Ebuehi-Osaretin, said, “This centre is also going to provide human capacity development, which currently is of immense need. This centre will also run certification programs in the area of awarding diplomas, master’s degrees, and even Ph.D. for people who will be taught the art and the skills of clinical trials in Nigeria. Recently we have had very few manpower who are competent or knowledgeable in the science and arts of clinical trials in Nigeria, so this centre would fill that gap.”

According to him he revealed that the CCTRIS was one of the 22 research centres in UNILAG, saying it would also conduct trials on drugs that were manufactured to take care of various medical conditions.

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