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born 1951 Nigeria
Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye (May 29, 1951) is a Nigerian pharmacist and professor. She was appointed the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on 3 November 2017 by the former President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari.
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There is drug insecurity, medical devices insecurity, test kits insecurity; we have always depended on other nations for everything.
The challenges are many and you have to be on your toes every time.
All codeine products are to be recalled and the process verified through audit trail verified by NAFDAC.
Lagos State will be starting a clinical trial on chloroquine to evaluate the effectiveness.
One of the drives of my administration is to encourage local manufacturing for products that can be manufactured in Nigeria.
Global problem of substandard or falsified medicines is a multifaceted issue, with Africa having a 25-30 percent prevalence.
When I came to NAFDAC, there were a lot of things that were wrong. Take oversight function or whatever that is done.
People should stop bleaching their skin; we should be black and proud. NAFDAC is on the spot to ensure that these dangerous products, which come in illegally are seized and destroyed.
If you cannot manage your finances, there’s no way you can equip the lab, there’s no way you can equip ICT, and there is no way you can equip vehicular transportation.
We need staff, we also need vehicles, and not too long ago, we got approval for 15 vehicles; but that is a drop in the bucket because we have 36 states.
When I resumed office as the DG, about 80 per cent of the equipment in the agency’s laboratories were not functioning; directors have no laptops to work with, incessant industrial actions and lack of utility vehicles were the many problems facing the agency.