NAFDAC Affirms Certification Of All Imported Medicines, Vaccines
By Chiamaka Livingstone
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has tested quality and safety of all medicines and vaccines under pertinent agreements with other nations and followed up the distribution in-country using track and trace technology-driven system
In a statement by the Director-General, NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, said this is to assure the public that the federal Government-backed medicines and vaccines that come into the country are tested for quality, safety, and efficacy.
According to her, the United States-Nigerian Government medical products are for HIV/AIDS and are being supplied to fill the void that was created by the USAID exit. She said that all COVID-19 vaccines given to Nigeria during the pandemic were tested at NAFDAC’s Vaccine, Biologics and Medical Devices laboratory in Yaba despite the fact they have been declared safe by the World Health Organization.
She said that all Anti-retroviral, tuberculosis and malarial drugs that are supplied by Global Fund are tested annually by NAFDAC, adding that, as an Agency with the mandate to safeguard the health of Nigerians, NAFDAC will not fail to carry out this responsibility as enshrined in its mandate.
