NATIONAL AGENCY FOR FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL (NAFDAC)


Nigeria: We Have Improved NAFDAC's Performance - Orhii
Accounting for the performance of the country's agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFD AC) in the year 2010, its leadership headed by director general, Dr. Paul Orhii, described the year as "very remarkable and busy for the agency". According to the director general whose appointment as the head of the 19 year-old agency has continued to receive disapproval from the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), "in spite of the ' numerous challenges arising from activities of fake drug dealers and
importers, the agency has continued to improve on its performances to safeguard the health of Nigerians".
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian.
government agency under the Federal .Ministry, of Health that is responsible for regulating and controlling the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertisement, distribution, sale and use of food. drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals and prepackaged water. The current Director-General of NAFDAC, Dr Paul Orhii, holds a PhD in medicine.
History of NAFDAC
The organization was formed to checkmate illicit and counterfeit products in Nigeria in 1 993 under the country's health and safety law Adulterated and counterfeit drugs are a problem in Nigeria. In one 1989 incident, over 1 50 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol. The problem of fake drugs was so severe that neighboring countries such as Gfoana. and SieiraLepne officially banned the sale of drugs foods & beverages products made in Nigeria.
Such problems led to the establishment of NAFDAC, with the goal of eliminating counterfeit Pharmaceuticals, foods & beverages products that are not manufactured in Nigeria and ensuring that available medications are safe and effective.

The formation of NAFDAC was inspired by a 1988 World Health Assembly resolution requesting "countries' help in combating the global health threat posed by counterfeit Pharmaceuticals.
 In December 1992, NAFDAC's first governing council was formed. The council was chaired by Ambassador Tanimu Saulawa. In January 1993, supporting legislation was approved as legislative Decree No. 1 5 of 1 993. On January 1 , 1 994 NAFDAC was officially established as a "parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Health".
NAFD AC replaced an earlier Federal Ministry of Health body, the Directorate of Food and Drug
and Control, which had been deemed ineffective, partially because of lack of laws concerning rake drugs.
Structure of NAFDAC

"(NAFDAC) is headed by a chairman who presides over a governing council appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Minister of Health."Other council members are:
1.            The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health
2.            The Director-General of NATO AC
3.            Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON)
4.            The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (N1PRD)
5.            The chairman of the Pharmacists' Council of Nigeria (PCN)
6.            The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Aaencv (NDLE A)
7.            A representative each of the Pharmaceutical Group and the Food and Beverages Group of the
Manufacturers' Association of Nigeria.
Three people from the general public are also represented on the council.
Several units make up NAFDAC:
         The Legal Unit is charged with offering legal advice on "law arising from Employee-Employer
relationship and is the custodian of legal documents and all agreements relating to the
Agency."m
         The Public Relations Unit is headed by the Director-General's office. Its main function is to
inform, sensitivize, enlighten and create awareness concerning the role of the Agency. The
agency is divided into eight directorates with the last two newly added.
         Internal Audit provides a means of measuring the effectiveness of the system of internal control
and accounting, and carries out special investigations.
E-mail: - nafdac.lagos@nafdac-ng.com or legal@nafdac-ng,com & info@nafdac-ng.com

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