The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control on Tuesday flagged-off its Media Sensitization Workshop.
The workshop is geared towards sensitizing the public on the dangers of drug hawking and ripening of fruits with carbide.
The event, which is holding at the Merit House, Maitama in Abuja, was announced by the Agency on its Twitter handle.
It wrote, “Today is the official flag-off of NAFDAC Media Sensitisation Workshop on Dangers of Drug Hawking and Ripening of Fruits with Carbide at the Merit House, Maitama, Abuja.”
Presentations:
1. Food Safety Concerns: Unethical Practices by Mrs. Eva Edwards; Director, Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
2. Dangers of Artificially Ripening Fruits with Calcium Carbide by Dr. Leonard Omokpariola; Director, Chemical Evaluation and Research.
3. Conducting Surveillance Activities and Good Distribution Practice Inspections Towards Curbing Substandard & Falsified NAFDAC Regulated Products in Nigeria by Pharm. Bitrus Fraden; Deputy Director i/c Post Marketing Surveillance.
4. The Menace of Drug Hawking in Nigeria by Mr. Francis Ononiwu; Director, Investigation and Enforcement.
5. Influence of Mass Media Campaign on Health Behavioural Change by Mrs. Christy Obiazikwor; Deputy Director, Public Affairs.
