Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has revealed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is presently auditing NAFDAC so Nigeria can begin the production of COVID-19 vaccines.
Adeyeye disclosed this yesterday at the maiden interaction with stakeholders organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations in Abuja.
The DG said the NAFDAC supervises 165 pharmaceutical industries, over 45,000 food manufacturing industries and over 5,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) industries.
The DG, who was represented by the Director, Planning Research and Statistics, NAFDAC, Fori Tatama, said the agency takes the issues of health, safety and environment seriously.
Speaking on why the DG could not come in person, Tatama said: “She is currently discussing with the WHO, because the WHO is carrying out an audit of NAFDAC, which will enable the country to start manufacturing vaccines. The programme started since Monday and will last till Friday.”
