NAFDAC urges FG to establish institute for herbal medicineThe Sun News

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Sunday called on the Federal Government to establish a national institute for the promotion of herbal medicine in Nigeria.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye made the call in an interview with a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

He explained that traditional medicine was too important to be ignored in the healing process and promotion of healthy living.

She said that several meetings had been held with stakeholders on how to promote herbal medicine in the country.

“Government should support the idea to establish a National Institute of Science that will conduct researches for the benefit of humanity.

“The approved herbal products do undergo limited testing due to inadequate resources and we need to add more tests on we what we have been doing.

“We have been working seriously to promote herbal products, there may be a conference by the end of…



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