The United States (U.S.) has said that full implementation of the planned National Quality Assurances Programme Guidelines will eliminate fake and substandard drugs and food products in Nigeria.
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at a two-day workshop in Lagos to review the draft copy of a National Quality Assurances Programme Guidelines said the project will ensure safety in medicines and other health products and the policy is expected to reduce adulterated drugs in Nigeria to the barest minimum.
The workshop, which took place at Dover Hotels Lekki, Lagos State, was attended by Directors of Pharmaceuticals Services (DPS) from every state in Nigeria, and was to reach a consensus on how the guideline will help to implement the draft.
The event was tagged "Agenda on Finalization of National Quality Assurances Program Guidelines Development workshop."
The programme is a Federal Ministry Health (FMoH) project sponsored by USAID-funded USP.
The FMoH pulled the necessary experts to make the draft. The policy, which started two years ago has been finalized and approved by the National Health Council (NHC).