Former Head of State, general Yakubu Gowon and immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, NEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega last week in Lagos urged Nigerian pharmacists to assist regulatory agencies in the war against drug faking, and substandard products in the country.

Dr Kinsley Akinroye, is the Executive Director, Nigerian Heart Foundation and Honorary Consul, Finland. In this session, he intimates the need for the Federal government of Nigeria to increase effort in healthcare system, while also advising that primary healthcare system in the country will be more efficient if local governments are directly empowered to run an efficient system and the Federal government runs the tertiary health care services effectively and efficiently.
Akinroye also spoke on the challenging role as the Nigerian Heart Foundation Director and Honorary Consul, Finland, among other issues.

THE Pharmaceutical Society of Hope has been rekindled for 17 couples challenged by infertility as they emerged winners during the first round of draws for the 2015 fertility treatment contest initiative of the Fertility Treatment Support Foundation, FTSF, held at the Civic Centre, Lagos.

A group of unemployed Environmental Health Officers, EHO, has urged the Lagos State Government to properly recognise their role in the society. Espressing their grievances in a roadshow recently, the group lamented government neglect and refusal to employ their members as the cause of shortage of health workers in the state.

The UN’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) warned Monday that processed meats like sausages and ham cause bowel cancer, and red meat “probably” does too.