Posts Tagged ‘Africa’

National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned market operators in Aba on the consequences of not allowing its officers to perform their legitimate duties. The Chief Regulatory Officer in-charge of Aba Zonal Office of the agency, Mr Kehinde Mamudu gave the warning in an interview with our correspondent in Aba on…

Accra, July 27, GNA – High tariffs and taxes on imported medicines in Ghana and other African countries are driving many people to traditional quack cures or to cheap counterfeit medicines. Ghana places 22.3 per cent levy on imported drugs; Congo-Kinshasa, 39.5 per cent; Morocco, 18.3 per cent and Zimbabwe, 22.5 per cent. Brazil, whom…

Senate President Ken Nnamani says the National Assembly is working on laws that will support and enhance the activities of NAFDAC. Nnamani disclosed this at the weekend in Awka when the Anambra State Government hosted NAFDAC Director General NAFDAC Dora Akunyili to honour her for the award she bagged from the New York-based Times Magazines.…

The sale of counterfeit drugs has reached extremely high volumes in the developing world. Some countries are taking steps to address the problem. In Uganda, for instance, the government has authorized the National Drug Authority to fight this issue. Dr. David Mukanga is a pharmacist and public health specialist in Kampala, Uganda. He told Voice…

A specialist urologist, Dr. James Nkusi has said that counterfeit medicines are becoming a serious problem and control measures are being taken worldwide. He said the sale of such drugs is highly profitable as it is a low risk enterprise and non-taxable in most cases. Nkusi said that the danger to the consumer is that…

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has pleaded with NAFDAC not to close down the multi-billion naira drugs market in the commercial city of Onitsha. NAFDAC accused traders at the market of trading on fake and adulterated drugs and threatened last week to seal up the market and rid the market of such drugs. 23…