Nigeria: NAFDAC Foils Attempt to Flood Market With Fake Drugs
Each passing year, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), led by Prof. Dora Akunyili has waged an increasingly successful war against counterfeit drugs which has pitted her against some of the West African nation's most wealthiest businessmen. In December 2003, there was an attempt on her life. The botched attempt however, did not slow the Agency's drive to rid the nation of fake and substandard drugs.
By Chioma Obinna
27 May 2008