The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said that the Federal Government would encourage Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and help in building their businesses so as to create jobs and conserve the nation’s foreign reserve.
He made the pledge when members of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) led by their Chairman, Okey Akpa paid him a courtesy call in Abuja.
In his remarks at the meeting, the Minister also advised the group to give quality a priority. ‘’If quality is in doubt we are not compelled to buy from you’’Adewole said.
The Hon. Minister further said that his Ministry would strengthen its over- sight functions to ensure standards so as to protect the Health of Nigerians. ‘’while we support you to grow your business, we will not compromise the health of Nigerians’’ he said.
He also urged the PMG-MAN to key into the Government Agenda for the health sector, as the priority of the Present Administration was that all Stakeholders in the Health Sector must share a collective focus to deliver Health Care to Nigerians.
In his remarks, The Hon. Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, emphasized that there was need for quality and affordable drugs for the people and the PMG-MAN must assist Government in monitoring the activities of its members by having a proper regulation and laws.
Earlier, the PMG-MAN, Chairman, Okey Akpa, who assured the Minister of the association’s full support and cooperation on delivering accessible, affordable and qualitative health care for every Nigerian, further appealed to the Minister to urgently look into problems like creating Special Status for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry, Patronage
