Nigeria

Despite official claims of a dramatic decline in the circulation of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in Nigeria, unsafe and fake medicines continue to plague the sector. According to national... 2006-07-13

The trial was undertaken in the city of Kano after a severe outbreak of meningitis and reportedly resulted in the deaths of five children. Pfizer claims that it received all relevant... 2006-06-14

Nigeria is planning to begin the local manufacture artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) to combat malaria. Local drugmaker Emzor has recently started producing ACTs, which... 2006-04-26

However, critics claim that such measures will have little impact and will merely force counterfeiters to produce their products within Nigeria. Even assuming these rules prove enforceable,... 2006-03-21

The government of Rivers State in Nigeria has announced that it will pay the mandatory 15% monthly contributions for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHI), all workers in the... 2006-03-13