– Together, let us continue to support NAFDAC in advancing a future where access to safe medicines, adequate nutrition, and quality healthcare is not a privilege, but a right for every Nigerian – DG, Prof. Adeyeye
By Biola Lawal
Flowerbudnews: The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, at a colourful event on Tuesday in Abuja unveiled three new strategic initiatives to strengthen the nation’s health care delivery to the vulnerable group – namely women and children.
A Flowerbudnews correspondent at the event hereby reproduce below, verbatim, the very rich, but brief, inspiring speech of the NAFDAC Director General at the event for posterity.
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this significant event — the launch of three landmark initiatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), designed to strengthen our national health systems and safeguard the well-being of our people.
Today marks a defining moment in our collective effort to advance public health through the launch of the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health + Nutrition (MNCH+N) Initiative, the NAFDAC Office of Women and Children’s Health (NOWCH), and the National Action Plan on Prevention, Detection, and Response to Substandard and Falsified Medical Products (2023–2027).
These initiatives are not isolated projects — they are interconnected pillars that reflect NAFDAC’s unwavering commitment to protecting the most vulnerable among us, especially women and children, while ensuring that every medical product and nutrition intervention in Nigeria is safe, effective, and of assured quality.
Through the Office of Women and Children’s Health, NAFDAC seeks to champion safe motherhood, promote rational medicine use, encourage breastfeeding, and combat harmful practices such as drug misuse and unsafe cosmetics.
It also aims to support the local production of paediatric medicines and menstrual hygiene products, in close collaboration with ministries, NGOs, and private sector partners.The MNCH+N Initiative extends this vision by addressing the critical challenges of malnutrition and maternal and child mortality.
By regulating life-saving nutrition commodities and enforcing breastfeeding-friendly policies, NAFDAC is ensuring that our children grow healthier and stronger. Partnerships with WHO, UNICEF, and GAIN continue to reinforce these regulatory and production systems for sustainable impact.Finally, the National Action Plan on Substandard and Falsified Medical Products provides a coordinated framework to protect our citizens from unsafe medicines.
Through prevention, detection, and response mechanisms, this plan mobilises national and international stakeholders to build a resilient supply chain and promote accountability across the healthcare ecosystem.
These combined efforts reflect NAFDAC’s leadership and vision — a vision where no mother dies from preventable causes, no child suffers from malnutrition, and no patient is harmed by falsified medical products.
Together, let us continue to support NAFDAC in advancing a future where access to safe medicines, adequate nutrition, and quality healthcare is not a privilege, but a right for every Nigerian.
