Lagos — A university don and Chairman, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Resource Foundation (UNTHRF), Dr. Ifeoma Okoye has advocated the use of clinical trials in Nigeria as a way of having break through in medical researches, saying, benefits of ethically conducted trials, in the vast majority of studies, far outweighs the risks.
Speaking with newsmen in Ikeja, Lagos, Okoye, who doubles as the African Coordinator of Collaborative for Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) explained that clinical trials is dedicated to saving lives through the encouragement of public-private partnerships.
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