PCN board shake-up: Pharmacists reject reduced council, demand stronger professional representation
By Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Sunday rejected any attempt to weaken the professional composition of the Governing Council of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, warning that reducing professional representation could undermine regulation, medicine safety and public health. In a position paper signed by its National President, Pharm. Ayuba Ibrahim […]
2014: Ebola, strikes dominate health sector
FOR the Nigerian health sector, the outgoing year 2014 was eventful in several respects. It was a cocktail of the good and the bad. The year was marked by gloomy health stories that elicited fear, sadness and death, as it was illuminated by events that gave reason to cheer and remain hopeful. The year 2014 will never be forgotten as the year the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, came to Nigeria. Much more reported than any other health event, the historic Nigerian Ebola incident topped the list of medical and health stories even though the year saw quite a few other memorable moments.
Effective surveillance, major tool in healthcare system — Idris
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris has identified effective surveillance as a major tool in driving quality and functional healthcare delivery system.
UNTH acknowledges Toyin Saraki’s contributions to maternal, child health
THE University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital’s Institute of Child Health, in Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State, has acknowledged the wife of the erstwhile Kwara State Governor, Mrs. Toyin Saraki for her invaluable contribution to advancing the cause of maternal and child health in Nigeria.
National Health Bill: NMA, PSN, others harp on effective implementation
By Chioma Obinna, Favour Nnabugwu & Victoria Ojeme Months after agitation for the assent of the Revised National Health Bill trailed it’s passage by the Senate, healthcare professionals have commended President Goodluck Jonathan for signed the much awaited Bill into law. However, they urged the Federal government to ensure quick implementation of the Act. The […]
Bank of Industry nurtures local pharmaceutical growth
In contributing its quota towards ensuring that Nigerian drug makers do not just make drugs considered safe enough for Nigeria, but produce medication that will put Nigeria in a respectable position on the world map, the Bank of Industry, BOI, Nigeria’s oldest and most successful development finance institution, is injecting life into the nation’s ailing local pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
