By Ovat Abeng
The Anambra State Taskforce on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Food, on Tuesday, raided medicine stores at the popular Eke-Awka market in the state capital.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the raid, State Chairman of the Taskforce, Pharm. Madike Obum Vincent, said the raid was in accordance with the provisions of Section C34 of the Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods Miscellaneous Provision Act of 1999”.
He explained further that the affected stores were raided for offence of sale of unregistered drugs and for non-compliance with other regulatory standards.
According to Pharm Vincent who is also the Director, Pharmaceutical Service, Anambra State Ministry of Health, the Taskforce under my control is determined to make Awka metropoli a free-fake drugs city, which is line with governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s vision of making Anambra a peaceful, secure, livable and prosperous state in Nigeria.
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“The essence of the exercise is to curb and eradicate the upsurge in the fake drugs that is in circulation. People are unknowingly taking fake drugs/food supplements and they are dying in their numbers every day.
“The Taskforce have the mandate to eradicate and curbed the menace of fake and unwholesome products in Anambra. And am assuring the people that after the raiding exercise, the circulated fake drugs in the state, would be down to the barest minimum,” the chairman concluded.