Drugs
Prof. Christiana Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday called on Nigerians to report any form of illegal drug production in their environments.
Adeyeye made the call at the ongoing 8th Annual Symposium of the Health Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) in Lagos.
The director-general was represented by Mrs Abayomi Bolaji, a Deputy Director in the agency.
The symposium had the theme “The Menace of Counterfeit Drugs, the Role of Regulatory Bodies’’.
“One of the greatest challenges of the agency is shortage of manpower because Nigeria is a large and complex country, and its little manpower cannot be everywhere.
“We are calling on the public to blow the whistle whenever they discover any form of illegal manufacturing or production of drugs within their vicinity.
“Blow the whistle; most of these illegal productions of drugs are done in the night. We will ensure utmost confidentiality.
Drug counterfeiting: NAFDAC wants public blow whistle
