drugs and recommended that they should be produced
under the supervision of the Nigerian Institute of
Pharmaceutical Research and Development and the
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and
Control.
He frowned on the importation of mosquito nets and
directed that they should be produced locally in the
country.
Speaking at the presentation of “NAFDAC Guidelines
2016” on Tuesday in Abuja, the minister said billions of
“hard-earned” money was being used to import
mosquito nets and other drugs that could be produced
locally.
He said the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria could
produce mosquito nets.
Adewole directed NAFDAC to partner universities of
Zaria, Enugu, Ibadan and Jos to enhance research into
local production of drugs.
The minister said, “When we came on board, what we
were mandated to do was to develop the health
agenda for the nation. Doing so, we worked on
delivering health to Nigerian citizens. The APC
manifestoes documented a new commitment to health,
but we needed to build on this.
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