NAFDAC Assures On Free Drug Society

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has restated its commitment to ensure a drug free society.

The Director General  of the agency, Dr Paul Orhii said this during the presentation of awards to winners of the 10th annual NAFDAC  Consumer Safety Club Competition South South Zone.

The Director General who has represented by the coordinators of Rivers Edo, and Cross River States said that the agency was determined to vigorously sustain the fight against counterfeit  drugs, unwholesome and other regulated products.

“NAFDAC would constantly continue to resist the activities of unscrupulous elements in the society who wish to acquire wealth at the expense of the lives of our citizens with every legal technological and social instrument in her arsenals” he said.

He listed some of the strategies to include the use of cutting edge technological  device such as Truscam, Mobile Authentication Service (MAS) Black eye (infrared) radio frequency identification and Minilab, while NAFDAC is embarking in Catching Them Young Initiative as a way of imbibing the culture of quality in our young people, who will in turn propagate these values to their families and the general public.

Master Adebayo Shadrack of Federal Government College Port Harcourt emerged tops in the Senior Category in Rivers State, while  Graceland International School Port Harcourt represented by Miss Addanna Ihejirika won in the Junior Category.

In Edo State, Uwejeya Betty Ogbenefegor of the University  Preparatory Secondary School Benin City and Okwugbowa David of Immaculate Conception College were tied first position in Junior Category while, Agbadudu Eseoghene of University of Benin Demonstration School Benin City come top in the Senior Category.   In Cross River State, Stella Iwot James of Gifted International College Calabar came first in Junior Category, while, Ufot Etieno  Mfon of St Patrick College Calabar won first position in the Senior Category.