The federal government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to attempt using herbal mixtures to treat COVID-19 patients. The Ministry of Health, through a memo with REF no. TCAM/077/I/65 directed to the director-general of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, by its permanent secretary, Mashi Abdullahi, gave the directive, Premium Times reports. The move came amid …
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COVID-19: There Is No Approved Vaccine For Clinical Trial, NAFDAC Director General
Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC has said in a statement that there is no vaccine for clinical trial yet and it could take one year to eighteen months for a vaccine if found to be tested in different countries. This will sound as a shock to so many as the Coronavirus pandemic has affected almost all areas …
Read More »COVID-19: Equipments From China Will Undergo Testing From NAFDAC, Minister for Health
There are over 250 Coronavirus cases in Nigeria with less than 10 death and over 40 discharged cases (this is the summary of the COVID-19 situation in the country) in Nigeria. Some medical experts also arrived to the country to provide health care assistance and share methods on the containment of COVID-19 with Nigeria. He said, “All available resources shall …
Read More »NAFDAC Alert: Fake Chloroquine Drugs In Circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians on the circulation of fake chloroquine drugs in the country. Professor Mojisola Adeyeye the Director General (D.G) of NAFDAC said the agency was notified on the circulation of the fake drug by the World Health Organization in Cameroon.NAFDAC has strengthened its surveillance in all ports of …
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