The Edo Chairman of PSN, Christopher Iyare, made the appeal on Friday, June 5, during the group's familiarisation visit to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aihanuwa Heregie, in Benin.
Iyare
said the society is ready to work with the state government in the area
of adequate drug delivery and ensuring quality healthcare.
The
chairman, however, said that a special task force set up to fish out
fake pharmacists in the state has become moribund because of improper
coordination.
He said that the state chapter of
PSN would be repositioned with a view to making patients consume correct
drugs prescribed by doctors.
Iyare decried activities of quacks in the profession which, he said, has led to ‘slow death’ of many patients.
He
disclosed that the PSN would soon conduct house to house campaigns
aimed at sensitising the public against incessant use of drugs and other
health related issues in the society.
"The PSN is here to seek collaboration and also to familiarise itself with the Ministry of Health.
"We are here to talk about areas where we need your support particularly on drug delivery.
"We have put in place a task force on fake and counterfeit drugs.
"Like I said before, the task force has been moribund for some time now and we need to revive it.
"That
is why we are seeking the support of the government and the
Commissioner for Health on how we can move the healthcare forward in the
state,” he said.
Responding, the
commissioner told the PSN that the state government is open to
collaboration with serious minded organisations pursuing the development
of the state.
Source: Pulse
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