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The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated the committees on Legislative Compliance, Health Institutions, Health Care Services, Science and Technology to immediately navigate ways and means for the development of locally made drugs.
This was sequel to a motion promoted by Rep Denis Idahosa, APC, Edo entitled: ”Need to Check The Rise of Drug Insecurity and to manage Indigenous Production of Drugs In Nigeria’.
Idahosa in his submission asserted that”Nigeria is largely dependent on China among other countries for importation for active and non-active ingredients for production of drugs.
Adding that “China has recently been inflicted with a coronavirus that has paralysed its economy thus rendering it unable to produce or export those necessary ingredients or medicine.
“”The NAFDAC DG recently at an event in February 18 raised an alarm that the outbreak of coronavirus in China has the capacity to result in an uo-rrise of drug insecurity.
Explaining, Idahosa said Nigeria does not produce drugs locally or the ingredients to make the drugs on a large commercial scale and that Nigeria imports over 79percent of the drugs majorly from China.
Presiding officer, Rep Idris Wase in his ruling said there was no need for a debate as it was a straight motion and when he out it to a voice vote it was unanimously adopted.