Medicines and vaccines supply chains challenges in Nigeria: a scoping review

VO Olutuase, CJ Iwu-Jaja, CP Akuoko, EO Adewuyi… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Medicines and vaccines supply chains represent critical systems for realising
one of the major targets of the United Nations' third Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) …

Enhancing medication quality control in Nigeria: a comprehensive analysis of regulatory challenges and solutions

MA Eruaga, EO Itua, JT Bature - International Medical Science Research …, 2024 - fepbl.com
Medication quality control in Nigeria faces multifaceted challenges rooted in regulatory
inefficiencies, infrastructural limitations, and systemic inadequacies. This study undertakes a …

Challenges associated with addressing counterfeit medicines in Nigeria: an exploration of pharmacists' knowledge, practices, and perceptions

OP Adigwe, G Onavbavba… - … Pharmacy Research and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Counterfeit medicines are substandard pharmaceutical products that are
produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent their authenticity, origin, or …

Antimicrobial stewardship: knowledge, perceptions, and factors associated with antibiotics misuse among consumer's visiting the community pharmacies in a Nigeria …

W Akande-Sholabi, E Oyesiji - Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and …, 2023 - Springer
Background In middle-income countries like Nigeria, the misuse of antibiotics by consumers
is posing serious threats to public health. This is contributing to the alarming increase in …

[PDF][PDF] Stakeholders' perspective of role of policy and legislation in achieving medicines' security

OP Adigwe - International Journal of World Policy and …, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Background: The role of the pharmaceutical industry in a country such as Nigeria in the
provision of safe, high quality and efficacious pharmaceutical products to meet the …

[PDF][PDF] National drug distribution in Nigeria; Implications for the goals of National Drug Policy

OB Onyebuchi - Eur J Pharm Med Res, 2016 - researchgate.net
The place of effective and efficient drug supply and availability in sound health care delivery
is invaluable. Nigeria, with an estimated population of 170 million people is a fast growing …

Translational Herbal Medicines Availability: A Necessity to Ensure Medicine Security in Nigeria.: https://doi. org/10.51412/psnnjp. 2023.12

E Iwuchukwu, II Olojo, AA Adegun… - The Nigerian Journal of …, 2023 - psnnjp.org
Background: Over 80% of people in Africa receive care from Traditional African Medicine
(TAM), which is part of our socioeconomic and cultural legacy. Nigerian traditional herbal …

[HTML][HTML] Healthcare professionals' views on access to vaccines in Nigeria: A cross sectional study

OP Adigwe, D Oturu, G Onavbavba - Vaccine: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Vaccines are important public health interventions that are critical in preventing the spread
of infectious diseases. Sustainable access to these products is therefore critical in …

[PDF][PDF] Rotavirus surveillance and vaccination in Nigeria: current challenges and important next steps

AA Oladunni, EO Afolabi, A Terhemen… - PAMJ-One Health …, 2024 - ajol.info
Available rotavirus vaccines have proven to be most effective and safe in reducing
rotavirusassociated mortality in a wide variety of settings. The World Health Organization …

Corruption in the procurement of pharmaceuticals in Anglophone sub‑Saharan Africa: a scoping literature review

O Onwujekwe, P Agwu, A Odii, C Orjiakor… - 2020 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
The cost of procuring pharmaceutical products–especially medicines–represents a major
share of public health spending. At the same time, the significant financial resources and the …