Lagos govt converts COVID-19 isolation centre to LASUCOM

Lagos State Government has repurposed the former CACOVID Centre at Mainland Hospital, Yaba, converting the facility into an academic centre for the Lagos State University College of Medicine, LASUCOM.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Wednesday during the handover of the renovated facility, saying the initiative was aimed at expanding the training of healthcare professionals and helping to address the shortage of medical personnel in the country.
Abayomi said the shortage had been worsened by the migration of healthcare workers and limited capacity for local training, adding that the state planned to increase its annual healthcare training intake...