A s part of efforts to reduce the incidence of communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria, experts have called for increased access of Nigerians to drugs and other treatment facilities to tackle the rising incidence illnesses in the country. Making the call in Lagos, the Superintendent Pharmacist, Publix Pharmaceuticals – a subsidiary of Publix Healthcare UK, Mr. Davies Akindele, said in the face of scarcity of drugs and other treatment facilities to tackle the rising incidence illnesses in the country, there was need for a pharmaceutical company with quality drugs and network to become closer to the people.
Category: Lagos, Nigeria
CRH calls for strengthening of HIV programmes in schools
A s statistics from UNAIDS show that a total of 180,000 Nigerians have died from HIV/AIDS the Centre for the Right To Health, CRH, has called for the reinforcement of HIV/AIDS programmes in schools as part of measures to halt the spread among adolescents. In a chat with Good Health Weekly during a sensitisation programme/presentation of Award to outstanding healthcare workers by CRH to mark this year’s World AIDS Day in Lagos, the Programme Director, CRH, Mrs Christy Ekerete- Udofia said scaling up HIV programmes in primary, Secondary Schools including Universities would help the country to achieve the 90-90-90 targets for testing, treatment and viral suppression by 2030.