Posts Tagged ‘Africa’

Parents and guardians living in Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja, and Suleja, another town in Niger State, but close to the Federal Capital, have every reason to give thanks to the almighty God, following the arrest of three people that specialise in the sale and administration of unregistered, substandard and expired Hepatitis B vaccines…

Two Government Health officials and a Medicine vendor have been arrested by a combined team of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Department, over the sale and administering of unregistered and substandard vaccines on unsuspecting patients. A statement by NAFDAC, signed by Abubakar Jimoh, Head,…

Les mdicaments de qualit infrieure sont des produits dont la composition et les principes ne rpondent pas aux normes scientifiques et qui sont par consquent inefficaces et souvent dangereux pour le patient. La qualit infrieure peut tre le rsultat d'une ngligence, d'une erreur humaine, de ressources humaines et financires insuffisantes ou d'une contrefaon. 24 August…

Expired medicine, as well as illegal or smuggled "grey medicine" is being dispensed to some inmates through correctional services department (DCS) pharmacies, says the Special Investigating Unit. In its interim report to Parliament tabled on Wednesday for the period April to September 2005, the SIU – headed by Willie Hofmeyr – said it was investigating…

NAIROBI, August 15 — Lack of regulatory authorities on medicine has resulted in the importation and production of substandard drugs in African, World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Dr Peter Ereki, WHO country representative, said about 30 percent of the 46 sub-Saharan countries do not have a national drug regulatory authority. 15 August 2006 Read…

Weak laws are fuelling the sale of counterfeit drugs in Kenya and other African countries, the World Health Organisation has said. Country representative Peter Eriki yesterday also blamed cross-border trade and movement of people for the increase in counterfeit and sub-standard medicines. 15 August 2006 Read the full story at allafrica.com.

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.…