Adelusi-Adeluyi by Yusuff Moshood & Omolola Famodun
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WINNER, 2017 & 2018 NIGERIAN HEALTHCARE MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARD JUNE 2019 Vol. 41 No.6 19791979-2019 - 2019 UninterruptedUninterrupted MonthlyMonthly PublicationPublication www.pharmanewsonline.com facebook.com/pharmanewsltd twitter@pharmanewsltd follow us on instagram.com/pharmanewsltd. L-R: Pharm. Lere Baale, Strategy Adviser to Pharmalliance and CEO of Business School Netherlands; Pharm. Adeshina Opanubi, project catalyst, Pharmalliance; and Pharm. Ogheneochuko Omaruaye, MD New Heights Pharmaceuticals at the recent unveiling of Moxie range of children’s medicine, in Lagos. 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She is also the chairperson of the Dozie David Atueyi Association of Hospital Executive Editor 07038576107 and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria Yusuff Moshood (AHAPN), Lagos State Editor branch. 08055212962 A native of Ilaro, Ola Aboderin in Ogun State, Onedo Sub-Editor had her elementary 07033179360 education at Lagos Moses Dike Anglican Girls Primary Business Development Manager School, Surulere, 08028396755 Lagos. She attended Temitope Obayendo Government College, Online Editor Agege, Lagos, for her 08026748215 secondary education. Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis Thereafter, she proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo Senior Correspondent University, Ile-Ife, where she bagged her first degree 07039091674 in Pharmacy. 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Bennett Celebrating 40 Years of Uninterrupted Monthly Publication (1979-2019) Pharmanews June 19 Layout .indd 2 6/10/2019 3:01:00 PM } years Pharmanews June 2019 Vol. 41 No. 6 } Editorial 3 he deafening silence sector-driven initiative, it must over the new date for the What is happening also be aware that as long as Timplementation of the medicine is on the exclusive National Drug Distribution list, the implementation of the Guidelines (NDDG) is, to say to the NDDG? policy is the responsibility of the least, very worrisome. the presidency and the FG Since the Nigerian government must arise and deliver on this failed, yet again, to keep nation. excuses again. responsibility. to the last proposed date The NDDG was eventually It must be stated that while We call on stakeholders in for the implementation of launched in February 2013 and the refusal of government the health sector and indeed the guidelines, which was considering the promises and to commit to a new date all Nigerians to make it their December 2018, it has decided prospects that accompanied to commence the NDDG’s business to advocate for the not to announce a new date for the concept, stakeholders in the implementation may be a clever implementation of the NDDG its implementation. pharmaceutical sector, as well way to avoid having another to prevent this noble concept It would be recalled as millions of Nigerians, were unrealistic implementation date from going the way of many that the NDDG policy was a hopeful that its implementation and allow for the completion brilliant ideas that could have cumulative effort of all the would be the ultimate solution of required structures, the helped this nation progress but stakeholders in the health to the age-long problem of decision has created a lacuna died as a result of lack of the sector and was designed to drug distribution in Nigeria. that is capable of giving the needed will to push for their ensure a well-ordered drug Unfortunately, since that impression that the government implementation. distribution system for the momentous launch, the concept is no longer serious with the The NDDG idea must not be country. Its implementation was has continued to face the policy. This must not be allowed. allowed to end up as one of the to help reduce the increasing “Nigerian syndrome” of poor We therefore urge the Nigerian documents gathering dust on incidence of fake, adulterated policy implementation. The government to promptly our national shelf. The Nigerian