Pharmacy Council emphasises importance of supply chain

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The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, and the African Centre for Supply Chain (ACSC) have noted that Nigeria is lagging behind and seems to pay little or no attention in the areas of supply chain and logistics.

PCN Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Ahmed, made the call in Abuja on Thursday alongside the experts from ACSC at the public presentation of the Nigerian Logistics and Supply Chain 2023 report.

The report covered the challenges within the space, ranging from manufacturing through distribution and important issues about patient access to medication.

Ahmed said the council, as the country’s regulatory body of the pharmaceutical sector, has been taking responsibility to situate itself appropriately within the supply chain space to ensure it is doing well and appropriately regulated for the benefit of the patients.

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