National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has called for more support and funding for herbal medicine. The call was made in a statement signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. The statement said…National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has called for more support and funding for herbal medicine.
Adeyeye said that the support for research by way of funding and development of herbal medicine would help to meet the desire for universal health coverage for all. “The increasing use of herbal medicine despite general lack of research on some of these products is a call for concern. According to her, some herbal medicines get to the market without adequate research and clinical trials to confirm their safety and efficacy.
The statement also quoted Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, as saying said that there is the need to tap into the indigenous knowledge of herbal practitioners. Ogundipe was represented at the event by Prof. Obinna Chukwu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Management Services.
Yes this is a brilliant call
You are right indeed. Herbal medicine are the next issues that attacks health sector in many places around the nation. Let all the herbalist register with government by so doing things would be easier