Ondo state government has re-affirmed its commitment at
ensuring that the citizens of the state are given qualitative health care
service delivery. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Dayo Adeyanju made this
known during the World Pharmacists’ Day Celebration 2012 organized by
pharmacitical society of Nigeria, Ondo branch which has its theme “Safe
medicines: A right of every Nigerian” which held at Babafunke Ajasin Auditorium,
Igbatoro Road, Akure on September 25, 2012.
He said the state government will continue to fight to
ensure the people of the state would get quality drugs adding that it will
continue to monitor Pharmacists in the state.
“We will continue the monitoring, we have our Pharmaco
vigilant and we have dedicated ourselves to ensure that our people do not
patronise those who are quacks” Adeyanju enthused.
He said the fight against counterfeit drugs in the country
needed to be fought so as to rid the country of fake drug saying even the
Pharmacists find it difficult to detect fake drug.
“There is a great challenge as Pharmacy is now in the hands
of the quacks” he stated.
Adeyanju commended the association for their cooperation
with the government will continue to work with them. Earlier, the chairman of the association Mr. Samuel
Oluwaorompin Adekola said a Pharmacist is an expert in medicines and they work
to ensure that patients get the maximum benefits from their medicines.
He said they provide information to patients on how to
manage their medicines to ensure optimal treatment. The Chairman commended the Commissioner for Health whom he
said has shown a renewed and impatient drive for delivering sustainable and
effective policies that would drive the health sector forward in the state.
The association thereafter confer as award on the
Commissioner for Health, Dr Dayo Adeyanju which he later dedicated to the
governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko for the qualitative leadership he has
been given in the state.
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