Making CBN’s Credit Support Fund Work
Recent reports affirming the receipt of the Central Bank of Nigeria credit support facility by a number of pharmaceutical industry…
Drug Import: National Security and Self-sufficiency in Medicine Production in Nigeria
The novel coronavirus pandemic has highlighted Nigeria’s longstanding vulnerability to national security risk over continued reliance on imports of pharmaceutical…
COVID-19: Experience Should Spur Health Sector Overhaul
The coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world has presented a compelling evidence to convince authorities in government to confront the…
Averting Possible Rise in Drug Costs
Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), was on point recently when he raised the alarm…
Tightening the Borders for a Healthier and More Virile Nigeria
Recently the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, joined voices with the discerning few who expressed support for the temporary…
As Pharmacy Stakeholders Brainstorm on Local Production
Concerned about huge medicine import into the country to the detriment of local manufacturing, stakeholders in pharmacy sub-sector on 20thAugust,…
A Deluge of Suicide by ‘Sniper’
The rising cases of suicide acts linked to Sniper has unsettled many Nigerians regarding how to reduce these sad occurrences…
As Pharmacists seek Inclusion in Administration of Drugs via Parenteral Routes
The push for inject-able medication administration beyond immunization has increased and the momentum is building within the pharmacy profession across…
No Rush to Marijuana Cultivation in Nigeria
A popular maxim says “it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than to get permission.” The idea is that decisive action…
Emergence of State Health Insurance Schemes
Over the years, the failure of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to fulfill its primary objective of providing the…
Beyond Inaugurating Cancer Centre in Lagos
On 9th February, this year, President Muhammadu Buhari officially commissioned an utra-modern cancer treatment centre in Lagos – executed through…
New PCN Law – Long overdue
The passage last year of the new Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Bill by the national assembly was long overdue even…
Return of Lassa fever And the Need for Vigilance
The report that there is fresh outbreak of Lassa fever should sound a note of warning to the Government and…
Time to Equip NAFDAC
The Director General of National Agency for Foods and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye made a shocking revelation…
Adherence to Professional Ethics, Panacea to Qualitative Healthcare in Nigeria
The need for observance of ethical practices by healthcare professionals in Nigeria dominated discussions by experts during the 2018 edition…