Nigeria’ll get rid of falsified medical products, poorly packaged water, others ― NAFDAC DG

The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Christianah has assured that the country will get rid of falsified medical products, poorly packaged water, unwholesome foods, and unhygienic costumes.

The DG made this assurance known during NAFDAC’s Sensitisation Campaign flag-off held yesterday in Lagos.

Professor Mojisola, who described an effective regulation as the bedrock of a well informed, sensitized and educated Citizenry, noted that the sensitization programme would intensify and expand the scope of the agency’s informal and formal behaviour change communication strategies.

She said that it is common knowledge that Nigeria has a preponderant share of the global problem of falsified medical products and unwholesome food, adding that the advent of the COVID-19 Pandemic has aggravated the problem with the challenge posed by substandard and falsified Personal Protective Equipment.

The DG, therefore, noted that the Sensitization campaigns will contribute significantly to the Federal Government’s concerted efforts to inform, sensitize, educate and alert the public about the inherent dangers of intake and use of those spurious regulated products.

“I want to assure you that NAFDAC under my watch will not leave any stone unturned in our concerted efforts to rid the country of the menace of falsified medical products, unwholesome food, harmful cosmetics, Poorly packaged Water and other Substandard regulated products.

“A well informed, sensitized and educated Citizenry is the bedrock of effective regulation.

“This is why today’s event is another major milestone in our bid to protect Nigerians against the deleterious effects of unwholesome food, falsified medical products, Harmful Cosmetics, PoorWater and other Substandard regulated products.

“The key objective of this sensitization programme is to intensify and expand the scope of our informal and formal behaviour change communication strategies in order to reach the vulnerable communities, especially at the grassroots. Dissemination of Food and Drug safety information is an important aspect of our regulatory work.

“It is common knowledge that Nigeria has a preponderant share of the global problem of falsified medical products and unwholesome food.

“The advent of Covid-19 Pandemic has aggravated the problem with the challenge posed by substandard and falsified Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs).

“The Sensitization campaigns will therefore contribute significantly to Federal Government’s concerted efforts to inform, sensitize, educate and alert the public about inherent dangers of intake and use of those spurious regulated products.” She stated.

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