Members of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) Alumni Association on Friday donated N5 million grant in support of medical research towards finding a cure for the novel Coronavirus.
The donation was made to the Akwa Ibom State Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo.
“Since the outbreak of the virus many advanced societies have been devastated with millions of their citizens dying because there is yet no cure. The alumni’s president said he was optimistic the true cure to this global pandemic could be found in Akwa Ibom State if the resources in the laboratories of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Uyo are properly harnessed.
Receiving the grant, the Dean of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy of the university, Emmanuel Etim, thanked the Alumni for the initiative.
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