Pharmacists under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have unveiled blue print on how to eliminate malaria in Nigeria. The pharmacists at a press conference to mark the 2019 World Malaria Day (WMD), in Lagos, said a combination of disruption of breeding of mosquitoes and elimination of parasite from the system has…

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has pledged to ensure Nigerians with tuberculosis (TB) are provided proper pharmaceutical care with simplified medication for compliance and total cure of the epidemic before 2030. The pharmaceutical body said it is committed to achieving a TB free world through one of its technical group, the Association of Community…

Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged government at all levels to include women and girls in the developmental processes of the country, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to offer women more appointments in his government. The executive director, Auwal Musa, said this in Akure on Sunday while commemorating the International Women’s Day (IWD), noting…

The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) is organising its third international exhibition for pharmaceutical and health care service providers in Nigeria. The event, scheduled to hold between March 14 and 15, 2019 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, with the support of Indian High Commission, Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association in Nigeria, Association of…

Operational and logistics issues hampering the successful conduct of elections in Nigeria, may become history if government will leverage an identity management solution designed by Chams Plc,    Chams, an indigenous Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company has been deploying its e-voting platform to ensure cost-effective and seamless voting system for some reputable organisations in…

Given the arduous demands of the Office of the President and governors, and the action instituted before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, by a human rights group, Centre for Good Governance demanding to know the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari...

The pharmaceutical industry and healthcare sector came together to honour the leadership of the outgoing President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Pharm. Ahmed I. Yakasai for his transparency and accountability towards the growth and development of the sector, ensuring safe and quality medicines in the country. The event had captains of industry honour…

The newly elected President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has pledged among other things to ensure that the increased reliance on local production of drugs as enshrined in the national health and drug policies are pursued determinedly to help promote national security and create more jobs for pharmacists in the…

The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that effective collaboration and transparent leadership can improve the healthcare system in the country. Speaking at the 91st Annual National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Saraki urged different stakeholders under the health sector to harmonise themselves, so as to work to achieve…

Towards resolving the age-long rivalry among health professional in the country, the Association of Professional Bodies (APBN) has solicited support of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) to end the conflict for the well being of the patients. The APBN president, Dr Idris Omede who led his members on a friendly visit to the president…

Chief Oludolapo Ibukun Akinkugbe, CFR can be regarded as the doyen of pharmaceutical practice in Nigeria having qualified as a pharmacist from the School of Pharmacy in Yaba in 1949. For his pioneering and entrepreneurial trailblazing efforts in the nation’s pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, as the pioneer General Secretary of the defunct Nigerian Union of Pharmacists…

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and the Nigeria Representative of Overseas Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (NIROPHARM) have blamed weak regulatory control and extremely poor funding of regulatory agencies for the ongoing drug abuse crisis in the country. Immediate Past President of PSN and member of the Executive Council of the Society, Olumide Akintayo, yesterday told The…