Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has received “Africa’s medical products regulation award 2023”.
According to a statement at NAFDAC news output, sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Adeyeye was presented with the honour by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The statement disclosed that the NAFDAC boss was bestowed with the honour at the 6th Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa (SCoMRA) in Cairo, Egypt from Dec. 5 to Dec. 7.
The award was received on her behalf by Asmau Abubakar, an Assistant Chief Regulatory Officer of the agency.
According to the statement, AUDA-NEPAD and WHO applauded the transformative leadership of the NAFDAC DG.
The statement disclosed that the accolade highlighted the visionary approach of Adeyeye, recognising the pioneering initiatives such as the attainment of ML3 within four years.
The international organisations in the statement, also recognised Adeyeye for using digital tools like the Med Safety App for ADR reporting and GS1-driven traceability for tracking more than one and half million secondary packages of COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic for supply chain visibility.
According to the statement, the
commendation emphasises NAFDAC’s groundbreaking efforts in combatting substandard and fake medical products, reinforcing the agency’s dedication to ensuring the safety and authenticity of medicinal products in Africa.
