{"id":8516,"date":"2026-11-04T07:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/soludo-seeks-pharmacists-support-against-fake-drugs\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T07:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:15:45","slug":"soludo-seeks-pharmacists-support-against-fake-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/soludo-seeks-pharmacists-support-against-fake-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Soludo seeks pharmacists\u2019 support against fake drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Steve Oko<\/p>\n

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called for stronger collaboration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) to tackle fake drugs, improve healthcare delivery and position the state as a major pharmaceutical hub.<\/p>\n

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Soludo made the call while declaring open the 99th Annual National Conference of the PSN, tagged Ijele 2026, in Awka.<\/p>\n

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Speaking on the theme, \u201cOne Health, One Pharmacy: Bridging Knowledge, Practice and Policy for National Impact,\u201d the governor described pharmacists as indispensable partners in building an efficient and sustainable healthcare system.<\/p>\n

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He urged the professional body to work with his administration to enforce standards and sanitise the pharmaceutical sector, particularly by tackling counterfeit medicines and illegal operators posing as licensed pharmacies.<\/p>\n

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Soludo said his administration was consolidating Anambra\u2019s position as a pharmaceutical hub through the development of a pharmaceutical hub in Oba and a Coordinated Wholesale Centre, which he said was expected to be completed early next year.<\/p>\n

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The governor also highlighted his administration\u2019s investments in education and healthcare, saying the provision of free education from kindergarten to secondary school had reduced the state\u2019s out-of-school children rate to 0.25 per cent, which he described as the lowest in the country.<\/p>\n

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He further disclosed that the state had strengthened its primary healthcare system, provided free antenatal services to more than 250,000 beneficiaries and conducted over 950 free caesarean operations for expectant mothers.<\/p>\n

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Earlier, PSN President, Pharm. Ayuba Tanko Ibrahim, commended Soludo for his support for the pharmaceutical profession.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim described Anambra\u2019s hosting of the conference as the fulfilment of a longstanding commitment and praised the governor\u2019s leadership and vision.<\/p>\n

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He said the conference provided an opportunity to deepen cooperation between the pharmaceutical profession and government towards improving healthcare delivery.<\/p>\n

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