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Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili OFR was a pharmacist and government administrator who gained International recognition.
She was the director-general of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) from 2001 to 2008.
She stopped the sales and consumption of
She was the director-general of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) from 2001 to 2008.
She stopped the sales and consumption of
fake drugs in Nigeria, after she watched her sister aged 21, die after being given injections of fake insulin as part of regular diabetes treatment in 1998.
She put together a team of mostly female pharmacists and inspectors and started a war against counterfeit drugs that saw
She put together a team of mostly female pharmacists and inspectors and started a war against counterfeit drugs that saw
many open-air medicine markets across the country closed down. Including one in Kano State after her officers confiscated £140,000 worth of fake drugs.
As of June 2006, she was reported to have secured convictions for 45 counterfeiters with 56 cases pending. Her efforts led to
As of June 2006, she was reported to have secured convictions for 45 counterfeiters with 56 cases pending. Her efforts led to
