Pharmacists urge Senate to halt NHFRA Bill, citing looming health crisis

By Chioma Obinna

On Sunday, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio to halt the proposed National Health Facility Regulatory Agency (NHFRA) Bill, warning that the legislation could spark another crisis in Nigeria’s already fragile health sector.
In a petition submitted to the Senate and made available to Vanguard, the pharmacists described the bill as an unnecessary duplication of existing laws and regulatory structures, arguing that the