Author: Angela Onwuzoo
Boosting Local Drug Production: Addressing Currency Depreciation The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria emphasizes the need to address the continuous depreciation of the naira against major foreign currencies to enhance the effectiveness of President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order on pharmaceuticals in boosting local drug production. Despite acknowledging the benefits of the order, PMG-MAN highlights the critical importance of a stable exchange rate for the success of the domestic pharmaceutical industry. The group urges the Federal Government to implement the order promptly to prevent further increases in drug prices. The recent instability of the naira is attributed…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Lagos State Government to provide high-standard water and sanitation facilities to curb the cholera outbreak in the state. With 17 confirmed cases and 15 deaths reported across multiple Local Government Areas, urgent action is needed to prevent further spread of the disease. UNICEF emphasized the importance of strengthening healthcare systems and conducting educational campaigns on cholera prevention to protect children and the general population. The organisation highlighted the need for improved access to clean water and sanitation as crucial in preventing cholera outbreaks. Cholera is a highly contagious disease spread…
The Federal Government has made a commitment to increase the enrollment quota in nursing institutions from 68,000 to 100,000 annually in a bid to combat the brain drain affecting the health sector. This announcement was made by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, during the matriculation ceremony of the National Diploma in Nursing at the College of Nursing Sciences, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos. The move comes in response to concerns raised by the Nigerian Medical Association about a potential human resources crisis in the health sector due to the high rate of migration…