Nigerian academy wants pharmacists integrated into primary health system

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Ms Pounds explained that community pharmacies could assist with such initiatives as vaccinations, family planning, health education, among many others.

have advocated the integration of pharmacists into the country’s primary health care system.

Ms Pounds decried Nigeria’s dismal health indices, adding that redressing some of the gaps in the country’s primary healthcare regime could help Nigeria to radically enhance these indices. She said this will further complement the efforts of other healthcare providers and institutions, many of which she said are overstretched, in bringing healthcare to the doorsteps of Nigerians.

Mr Adeluyi, a former minister, said all the inductees are united by the quest to propel mankind to new frontiers of wellness and good health, on the back of pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences.

 

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