Africa Health Report

Nigeria’s Local Drug Manufacturing Expands as NAFDAC Policies Cut Medicine Imports Nigeria's Local Drug Manufacturing Hits Milestone as NAFDAC Cuts Medicine Imports

Oluwatobi Adu September 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry is witnessing significant growth in local drug manufacturing as regulatory reforms...

Oluwatobi Adu June 13, 2026

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying global efforts to cut carbon emissions in pharmaceutical...

Nigeria Urged to Cut Drug Imports, Boost Local Pharmaceutical Industry Pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Nigeria producing medicines

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026

ILORIN, Nigeria – Nigeria faces calls to reduce medicine imports and strengthen local production to secure health...

Nigeria Urged to Secure Medicines as Global Supply Shocks Loom Nigerian researchers at pharmaceutical capacity-building workshop in Abuja

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius February 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria must urgently strengthen domestic pharmaceutical capacity to safeguard medicine security, health experts warn,...

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