The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has said it is currently analyzing the efficacy of about 20 different herbal products submitted to it by herbal practitioners as possible treatment for COVID-19.
“Before COVID, we had 26 companies that registered with us to make hand sanitisers. Now, we have about 103 companies that we gave expedited review to and are now making hand sanitisers. That is why the shelves are not empty. Adigwe told the Committee that it has already submitted a preliminary report on its investigation to the government adding that the report indicate that some of the active ingredients in the COVID Organic are available in Nigeria.
He disclosed that the institute has put together about 20 high valued research and development projects as well as a highbrid of hand sanitizer from locally sourced materials with internationally validated methodology. He however identified poor funding and the fragrant disregard for the place of research both in health and in all facet of life in the country as some of the major challenges facing the agency.
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