{
  "id": 7463483,
  "title": "NAFDAC Inaugurates 600 Pharmacists Reserve Volunteers to Fight Fake Drugs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/nafdac-inaugurates-600-pharmacists-reserve-volunteers-to-fight-fake",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-15T03:44:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/15/nafdac-inaugurates-600-pharmacists-reserve-volunteers-to-fight-fake-drugs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated 600 pharmacists into its Pharmacists Reserve Volunteer Programme (PRVP) to combat the issue of fake drugs and substandard medicines in Nigeria. The volunteers, drawn from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), represent the country's six geopolitical zones and will be deployed to various situations where public health is at risk, such as product recalls, suspected circulation of falsified medicines, and emergencies in hard-to-reach communities. NAFDAC Director-General Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye emphasized the importance of the volunteers serving with integrity, discipline, and commitment, warning against any pressures or inducements that could compromise their responsibilities.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}