The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a critical warning about the distribution of counterfeit Paludex (Artemether/Lumefantrine) tablets and suspensions across Nigeria. According to a statement released on its official website on Wednesday, NAFDAC disclosed that laboratory tests conducted at a WHO-prequalified facility in Germany revealed that the counterfeit…
Health experts have raised alarms over the growing crisis of unimmunised children in Nigeria, attributing delays in funding to the country’s high number of zero-dose children. This was discussed at a capacity-building workshop on ‘Media Advocacy for Vaccination Financing’ held in Abuja. Speaking at the event, the Head of Programmes at the Vaccine Network for…
* Nigeria’s Pharmaceutical Sector in Grip of Unscrupulous Dealers * Can NAFDAC – the Authorised Regulatory Body Win the War? Fake drug market in Nigeria accounts for 80 per cent drugs in circulation, findings by Africa Health Report, AHR have indicated. In a country where the scourge of counterfeit medications has claimed countless lives and…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released alarming data on malaria cases worldwide. In 2023, an estimated 263 million malaria cases and 597,000 malaria deaths occurred globally, marking an increase of 11 million cases compared to 2022. About 95% of these deaths were concentrated in the WHO African region, where many…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a significant effort to promote public health and build a safer pharmaceutical ecosystem, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Akwa Ibom State branch, has successfully mopped up expired drugs worth over N460 million in the state. This achievement was announced by Pharm. Anderson Tony on Tuesday, the Chairman…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has swiftly addressed a serious consumer complaint from Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, by taking firm measures against contaminated medical products. The grievance concerning Bioflex infusions provided by Biomedical Company Limited in Ilorin pointed out the existence of suspended particles, leading to…
A growing body of evidence reveals that chemicals found in common plastic products may be responsible for millions of cases of heart disease and strokes worldwide, alongside hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Maureen Cropper and her team from the University of Maryland carried out a study examining the public health effects of three chemicals…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced that 19.2 million Nigerians now enrolled in health insurance schemes, surpassing its 2024 target. The achievement, disclosed by NHIA Director-General, Kelechi Ohiri at a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day roundtable in Abuja, brings the country closer to its ambitious goal of covering 95% of the population by…
The Women Advocates and Research Documentation Centre (WARDC) has ramped up its advocacy for immediate actions to address maternal fatalities associated with unsafe abortions and societal pressures affecting women’s reproductive health. During a film screening in Lagos on Monday, Mary George-Peluola, the Programme Director of WARDC, highlighted the necessity for better access to safe reproductive…
Africa Health Report findings has revealed that, from 2023 to August 2024, 15,000 refugees have returned to Nigeria, adding to the existing health crisis in a region grappling with vulnerable conditions. A government official in Gambaru, a town bordering Cameroon, confirmed the return of the refugees and heightened fears of sudden rise of diseases. In…
