Lagos State Science, Research, and Innovation Council (LASRIC) in partnership with CcHub, has announced four startups that will receive $1,000 and additional support for their innovative solutions towards alleviating the current COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos State.
The startups are NupeProject, FlyMyAds, X-Labs Hub, and mDoc.
These solutions would definitely come handy as Lagos currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. As at 9:23 pm, June 09 2020; Lagos has 5, 895 cases of COVID-19.
Meet the startups:
1.) NupeProject
The team designed a medical-grade silicone mask that can be washed. The filters last 2/3 weeks before needing to be changed. It is a level N95 product and beats other single-use masks. This guard would be ideal for medical workers and first responders.
Flymyads is distributing educational material in various Nigerian languages to reach remote locations in Lagos. All materials are short videos educating people on symptoms, preventive methods etc.
mDoc is a digital health social enterprise that built Navi Health, a platform that serves as a geocoded-repository of the locations and services available at private and public healthcare facilities, hotline numbers, testing, and isolation centers.
