NAFDAC seizes N200m fake drink packaging in Aba
By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has seized counterfeit packaging materials valued at more than ₦200 million from five shops at Old Court Road Market, Aba, Abia State, during an enforcement operation targeting the alleged production of fake alcoholic drinks and other regulated products. The agency said […]
PathCare, Akinsete shine at NHEA 2017
FOR the 4th time in a row, PathCare Laboratories,Lagos, emerged the Private Laboratory Service Provider of the Year at the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) 2017.
Indigenous foods, herbs alternatives to antibiotics, says Don
A University teacher, Professor Tinuola Adebolu has said that indigenous foods and herbs can serve as alternative to antibiotics.
PCN deploys inspectors to curb quakery in pharmacy
IN its bid to rid the country of quackery and unwholesome practices, and to establish standards in all areas of pharmacy practice, the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, PCN, has deployed eight teams of seasoned inspectors to five geopolitical zones.
12.9 million Infants missed vaccinations in 2016 – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, and the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Monday disclosed that over 12.9 million infants (1 in 10) were not immunised in 2016
NB, HAF give facelift to LUTH neonatal ward
THE neonatal ward at the Lagos University Teaching hospital, LUTH, has undergone physical and infrastructural upgrade carried out by Heineken Africa Foundation (HAF) in collaboration with Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB Plc).
