NAFDAC BOSS BAGS INTERNATIONAL
APPOINTMENT
The
Director-General of Nigeria’s Food and Drug Regulatory Agency,
NAFDAC, Professor Dora Akunyili has been appointed a member of
the Board of Directors of the Geneva-based Global alliance for
Improved Nutrition, GAIN.
Announcing the appointment,
GAIN’s Executive director, Parc Van Ameringen said the
appointment was in recognition of Akunyili’s immense
contributions to food fortification.
Ameringen said it was also in
appreciation of her contribution in universal salt iodization
and fight against malnutrition in Nigeria through effective
regulatory activities.
He said her addition to the board
was highly valued and they looked forward to her contribution in
board discussion.
In her reaction, Professor
Akunyili described her appointment as a mark of recognition for
NAFDAC’s concerted efforts to rid the country of fake drugs and
unwholesome foods.
NAN