Pharmaceutical body raises alarm over high importation of medicine

Yakassai who made the declaration in Ilorin, while speaking with journalists on the state of health development in the country noted that 30% of drugs are being produced locally.

Yakassai was in Ilorin, the state capital to inaugurate the new executive members of the state chapter of the PSN led by Alhaji Bakau Alli called the situation unacceptable, that at least 70% of medicaments consumed in Nigeria are supposed to be sourced locally.

He attributed the factors hindering local production of medicaments to poor or decayed infrastructure, exorbitant taxes and lack of enough will from the government.

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