The President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Ahmed Yakasai yesterday assured members of adequate security as the society hosts the 90th Annual National Conference in Umuahia, Abia state this week.
About 5,000 pharmacists and scientists from Nigeria and the
Diaspora are expected at the largest annual gathering of pharmacy professionals
holding between 6th and 11th of November. Yakasai said the conference under the
theme, ‘Medicines Availability and National Security,’ would address the
imperatives of medicine availability to national security.
“In this light, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has
been a strong advocate for local manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and the need
for government to create friendly environment for pharmaceutical sector in
Nigeria,” he said. As part of the conference, the leadership of the
society last weekend embarked on medical outreach at Ubakala Autonomous
community in the state.
The outreach with seven doctors, 20 Nurses and 40
pharmacists included screening, consultation, counseling and drug
dispensing.
Yakasai listed the challenges facing the health sector to
include delayed and unlawful appointments in regulatory agencies, poor
composition structures in the health sector, including lopsided appointments in
Federal Health Institutions and poor attitude to research and
development. “Low wages and obsolete equipment combine to make our health
system largely unproductive. Universal Health Coverage is almost impossible
because of a deficiently administered social health insurance agenda,” he
said.
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