Associations apprise FG for inclusion of Pharmaceutical vaccination centres

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria have appreciated the Federal Government for including community pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination centres.

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This is made in a statement jointly signed by the PSN President, Prof. Cyril Usifoh, ACPN National Chairman, Wale Oladigbolu and PSN National Secretary, Gbenga Falabi.

The PSN and ACPN in the statement said, the move would reduce vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria.

“We commend the recent announcement made by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, to include select pharmacies as vaccination centres.

“This pronouncement is indeed a step in the right direction for the Federal Government and her agencies if the target for vaccination of eligible members of the population by December 2021 would be attained. The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, her technical arm and interest groups have variously advocated this move.

“In readiness of this noble pronouncement, the ACPN had in her 39th and 40th annual scientific conferences in 2020 and 2021 at Abuja and Abeokuta respectively highlighted the gains in incorporating community pharmacies as public health centres for COVID-19 vaccination.

“Nigerian Pharmacists have availed themselves of different training opportunities from corporate industry-led, FIP Vaccination Masterclass and only recently, even went ahead to certify some of her members on vaccination programme in an ACPN training organised in collaboration with Mercer University, USA.

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