planetx:
Any Nigerian doctor planning to practice in the US, should ask themselves if they are ready to start all over again at the age of 40 or 50. Because that is what the US will make you do start all over taking multiple difficult exams and applying for residency like a fresh 20 year old medical student, despite your qualifications and experience. So it is not as easy as threatening the government that 85% will leave.

That's the reality, Sir. They are not threatening the government. They are just raising an alarm.

Many doctors in their 40s have left too. What is holding some in their 50s from leaving is some personal commitments here and there.

Go to our teaching hospitals, we don't have enough resident doctors anymore. The few left are being overworked to the detriment of their health; they also communicate with their colleagues who have left and who are encouraging them to join them to leave as well.

Hospitals now find it difficult to get new residents. Even most that come still leave for Saudi or UK within 1-2 years.

Nigerian health care system is really in a crisis.

Rolings:


its a way of ensuring enough doctors to subsidise medical education. Only for the doctors to get trained cheaply and then abandon their benefactor which are the Nigerian people.... Dont be deceived Doctors are highly paid.

Its simple. You want to practice in UK get trained there afterall its where you want to work. Let those who want to stay get trained using subsidy and contribute to the society

Sir, after being trained with subsidy, is there any guarantee of security for them?

I think security has gradually overtaken salary as one of the reasons doctors are leaving Nigeria at the moment.

There are stories you will not hear in the media of doctors being abused and harassed at work; of doctors being kidnapped and made to pay millions of Naira as ransom, many have to even borrow the money; some have lost their lives too.

If you were in their shoes, you will definitely do the same.

So sad!

Who is a resident doctor? What do they do and how can one become a resident doctor?

Find out in this blog post

https://porpulace.com.ng/who-is-a-resident-doctor-in-nigeria/

Happy reading.

Ayamatanga0:

Just seeing this now,
I'd send you an email

Okay. Seen

Ayamatanga0:

Great job!
I can write SEO-optimized and plagiarism free articles for your website.
Any openings sir?

Thank you for your inquiry.

No writing openings at the moment. This is our only blog for now and all the content production is in-house; it is not yet monetized and we need to keep costs low.

However, to speed up our posting speed, we need someone to format our articles and correct any typos, in order to save us some time.

It will take anywhere between 30-45 minutes max to get each article done. 5 articles per week.

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It is unpaid for now. We will only be able to offer 1 Gig data per week, that is, 4 Gig per month. One or two inside perks (not monetary) may also be on the cards.

By July, we will review and make it a paid position.


We can't promise anything beyond this.

If interested in the above offer, reach out to us on porpulace@gmail.com

If not, no problem. All the best.

Nattynate:
Hello everyone i'm an aspirant for medicine and surgery in Unijos. Hope i'm welcome into this thread...

You are most welcome.

In addition to all the advice you will get on this thread, you may also wish to read our blog post on the different steps or stages in your journey to becoming a medical doctor in Nigeria.

https://porpulace.com.ng/how-to-become-a-medical-doctor-in-nigeria/

Greatzeus:

All the best. When did you start your blog?

Thanks.

Started September last year

Source: https://porpulace.com.ng/why-is-mental-health-hard-to-talk-about/


Many people struggle to let out their mental health issues and in most cases, those that want to do not know the right person to talk about.

Here are 7 reasons why it is difficult for people with mental health issues to talk about it, especially in Nigeria.


1) Stigma

When we talk about mental health, people still see mental health people that are mad or crazy and use a lot of derogatory names against those that have mental health challenges.

So in this atmosphere, people are going to find it very difficult to open up about their mental health struggles.



2) Fear of being misunderstood



We live in a society where everybody has opinions about everything.

So when someone comes up, for instance, and says he has mental health issues or challenges, he may discover that some people may misinterpret that information and may begin to see that person in a bad light or may judge him wrongly.

In a bid to avoid being misunderstood or judged incorrectly by the society, many people with mental health issues keep the information or their struggles to themselves.


3) Sign of weakness


When people have mental health issues and they are not able to talk about it, one of the reasons is because they don’t want to be seen as being weak.

Let’s take this scenario: Imagine a top music artist, for instance, that is struggling with mental health challenges.

This guy has a lot of fans and propeople following him on social media.

He does a lot of things and people he influences via his music.

Imagine the same person now coming out tomorrow to say he has one mental health challenge.

He will be worried about some things.

For instance, he may ask himself: How can I just come and admit I have a mental health issue?

People are going to feel that this is a sign of weakness; those people may start looking down on me or they may mock me or blow the whole thing out of proportion.



4) Lack of understanding or education about mental health


Mental health knowledge or education about what mental health is quite low in our society.


Many people don’t know what to expect or what to look out for in someone that is going through some mental health challenges.

So when we come across these people with mental health problems, we are not even able to know because we lack the knowledge on how to identify and be of help to them.



5) Some do not know how to describe what they are going through



When people have mental health issues, sometimes they are not even able to express correctly the feelings they go through.

For instance, this moment, the person is feeling good and even elated, and the next moment this person is feeling very low or depressed.

So the person finds it difficult to even describe what is going on inside him or her.

Even when he wants to talk about it, he doesn’t know how to express himself or herself correctly so that he will be understood.



6) Fear of being seen as a burden to others

Some people with mental health issues don’t want to stress other people with their problems.

People already have different problems or challenges they are going through.

So when people have mental health issues, sometimes they don’t want to begin to bring their issues to some other people because they feel other people have their problems too to deal with.

So they don’t want to bring extra problems for these ones to deal with.



7) Add yours


Source: https://porpulace.com.ng/why-is-mental-health-hard-to-talk-about/

YoungCabal:
This year, I plan to get more serious with writing technical contents on my site, what about you ?

By the end of this year, we intend to have at least 300 blog posts on https://porpulace.com.ng

The blog talks about topics related to health education, health promotion and public health in general.

We currently have 35 posts published on the site.

We also aim at 300,000 or more monthly pageviews by December this year.

You will love reading our posts again and again.

habsydiamond:
What of those that have no other source of income aside betting. Should they not pay tithes.... everybody keep acting as the p.a to God these days

How is gambling a sustainable "source of income", Sir?

It has destroyed more lives than the few who have "made it" from betting.

This is the mail Access and Fidelity banks sent to their customers today regarding the new cash withdrawal limits.

Take note.

This is wonderful news.

We believe it will be a world class medical school, just as Covenant university is known.

Read our post here on what to do if you want to become a medical doctor.

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smoothvee:
I’m thinking , what if we use like grammerly to twist up the AI generated content. Whether grammerly will still make it sound AI generated. What do you guys think?

I don't have a Grammarly subscription at the moment.
I will look into that.
Thank you very much.

Pennywise2:
when you finish the work, there is a site you check it with. But the easiest one is ai content detector. You can Google it. Copy your write-up and paste inside. 300 words at a time. It will give you the results

I use https://writer.com/ai-content-detector/

I have my main site and another site I am testing with just AI (ChatGPT) content. I barely edited anything


1) A post from my main site:

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It passed the test (100%)

2) A post from my test site.

It failed woefully, even though the English seems better than that of my main site.

You can use this to check your work and that of your writers.

For now, I write all my content myself.

Sorry for your loss, Op

nlfpmod:


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Absuchat:
Dispatch riders' salaries most times are based on commission. That is....they earn a certain amount for any order they deliver.

Hmm...is that why many of them ride carelessly? They behave as if they have a spare life kept somewhere.

GabrielHub:
How Much Do Dispatch Riders Make in Nigeria

The monthly salary of a dispatch rider In Nigeria is normally in the range of 94,300 NGN. The lowest salary is 49,000 NGN, and the highest is 144,000 NGN (highest).

The typical monthly wage is this amount, which typically covers housing, transportation, and other perks. Pay for dispatchers varies significantly depending on several variables, including experience, aptitude, gender, and location. Below is a complete study based on several variables.

Salary Levels

In Nigeria, dispatcher salaries range from 49,000 NGN (the minimum salary) to 144,000 NGN (the maximum compensation) (maximum salary).

Average Salary

The median monthly wage for dispatchers is 90,500 NGN, which indicates that 50% of them make less than this amount while the other 50% make more than this amount. The middle wage value is represented by the median. In general, you would want to be part of the group receiving more than the median pay on the right side of the graph.

Percentiles

The 25th and the 75th percentiles are two numbers that are directly connected to the median. From the pay distribution diagram, it appears that 25% of dispatcher(s) make less than 62,800 NGN, while 75% make more than 62,800 NGN. By the diagram, 75% of dispatcher(s) make less than 113,000 NGN annually, and 25% make more.
What differentiates the average income from the median wage?

Both act as indicators. You are doing very well if your pay is higher than both the median and average. If your pay is below both, a lot of people make more money than you, and you have room to improve. If your compensation falls somewhere between the average and the median, things may become a bit complicated.
Comparison of Dispatcher Pay by Years of Experience

What impact do age and experience have on your pay? The most significant factor affecting remuneration is experience level. Naturally, as you gain more experience, your compensation will rise. These findings come from our examination of Dispatcher pay by the level of experience. A dispatcher with far less than two years of experience has an average monthly compensation of 55,700 NGN.

A person with between two and five years of experience can expect to make 74,800 NGN a month, which is 34% more than someone with less than two years of experience. Going forward, a person with a level of experience between five and ten years earns 97,200 NGN per month, which is 30% more than someone with a degree of expertise between 2 and 5 years. Additionally, Dispatchers with 10 to 15 years of experience earn 118,000 NGN per month, which is 21% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.

With 15 to 20 years of experience, an employee can expect to make 129,000 NGN a month, which is 9% higher than a person with 10 to 15 years of experience. The salary for workers with more than twenty years of experience in their field is 135,000 NGN per month, which is 5% more than the salary for workers with 15 to 20 years of experience.
Payment Comparison By Education

How do education levels affect salaries?

We all understand that a degree entitles you to a higher wage, but how much more can a degree increase your take-home pay? To compare Dispatcher salaries, we divided them by degree of education.The typical monthly wage for a dispatcher with a high school diploma is 66,200 NGN. While the pay of someone with a certificate or diploma is 94,800 NGN per month, which is 43% greater than the wage of somebody with a diploma. The average pay for someone with a bachelor’s degree is 131,000 NGN per month, which is 38% greater than the salary for someone with a certificate or diploma.
The Salary Comparison By Gender

Although it shouldn’t, gender does affect pay. Who therefore earns more: males or women? In Nigeria, men dispatchers make on average 12% more often than their female counterparts.
Nigerian Dispatcher Bonus and Incentive Rates

How much are the bonuses awarded, and how often? With some exceptions, a dispatcher’s role in direct revenue generating is often limited, making them low bonus-based jobs. The individuals that receive the greatest bonuses frequently take part in the cycle of income generating. While 23% of the personnel in the poll claimed to have gotten at least one type of monetary bonus, 77% of respondents indicated they hadn’t received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year. Bonus recipients reported receiving payments that ranged from 1% to 3% of their annual salaries.

https://blog.hubforjobs.com/dispatch-rider-salary-how-much-do-dispatch-riders-make-monthly/

Hmm...

Kylian Mbappe is the new G.O.A.T

almarthins:


Na human being be that o!
Dey careful wetin dey wish others o!
Death no dey inform anybody say im dey come

As in eh.

Besides, recording a video of a dying girl and posting it on social media just to get views is quite wrong.

So sad!

officialwdhtv:
OMG Sad moment a lady dies after taking a poisonous substance after her boyfriend broke up with her

Watch the video here...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmJa531JhgC/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Was any attempt made to take this lady to a health facility for emergency treatment or resuscitation?

Thank you very much.

Now I can rest from MTN wahala.

Source: https://porpulace.com.ng/medical-outreach-program-objectives

A medical outreach program is a conglomeration of activities carried out by a group of people, mainly health professionals in communities or areas of need. People within the target communities benefit during these medical outreaches.

A lot of activities are carried out involving medical personnel, targeted at a particular community or area, or a particular group of people with their peculiar needs. Most, if not all, of these activities and services are free of cost to the beneficiaries.

Health talks are also given during medical outreaches. These are geared towards equipping the target group with the information to develop healthy lifestyle habits.

When Are Medical Outreaches Carried Out?

By “when” we mean at what time of the year? Generally, medical outreaches can be carried out at any point in time, whether at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year.

However, sometimes is carried out at strategic times. For instance, in Nigeria, you have a lot of people carrying out medical outreach programs towards the end of the year, that is during the month of December.

Some people also conduct outreaches during special events and seasons like religious festivals and public holidays, women August meeting period (in South-Eastern parts of Nigeria), as part of someone’s birthday celebrations and so on.

So, Who Organizes Medical Outreach Programs?

Who carries out the medical outreach program? Who is involved in the medical outreach program?

The idea for a medical outreach program can come from anybody and not just medical personnel. However, in order to plan and carry it out effectively, you definitely need the input and participation of medical personnel.

The idea for a medical outreach program can come from the following:


1) Youth groups


2) Women groups


3) Men groups


4) Town or community development groups or associations


5) Individuals


6) Philanthropists


7) Civil society organizations


Corporate bodies


9) Religious bodies


10) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

How Are Medical Outreaches Organized?

Medical outreach is organized following a plan.

You need to have in mind the medical outreach program objectives you wish to achieve.

First of all, the needs of the community are assessed. And the plan is thereafter drawn.

This plan entails everything that has to be done from start to finish, the scope of the outreach as well as funding, sourcing of drugs and other consumables, down to the personnel that will be needed to work during the outreach day(s).

Medical outreach flyers, banners, posters or handbills can be designed to create awareness about the outreach to the target.

7 Medical Outreach Program Objectives

Every program has an objective or a set of objectives that the initiators have in mind for setting it up. The same goes for medical outreach.


Some of the medical outreach program objectives are as follows:

1) To Save Lives.

One of the most important medical outreach program objectives is to save lives.

In many parts of Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, many parts of the world, people are at risk of a lot of diseases and the life expectancy is generally low.

Some people are not even aware of when they acquire these diseases because they cannot afford to go to hospitals.

Some other people, even though they know the health conditiond they are suffering from, cannot afford the cost of drugs for their treatment. Some take these drugs sporadically because of lack of money.

However, during medical outreaches, some interventions come in, including free drugs and talks on how to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Ultimately, this goes a long way in prolonging the life of the beneficiaries.

If not for anything, the free drugs they are given during the outreach can be of benefit to them especially to the poor who cannot buy them when they are prescribed in a health facility.

2) To Improve Quality Of Lives.

During medical outreach, some free screening services may be offered. This include HIV test, Blood sugar test, Malaria Parasite, PCV and other tests.

As shocking as it sounds, some people may have symptoms that point to a condition like Diabetes, but have not even gone to a health facility in order to know what is wrong with themselves.

This is basically due to poverty. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, 133 million or 63% of Nigerians currently live in multidimensional poverty in 2022.

Free screening services provided during a medical outreach program gives the beneficiaries the opportunity of knowing what is wrong with them and being treated as well. This leads to an overall improvement in their quality of life.

3) It Is A Way Of Giving Back To The Society.

Just like we’ve said earlier, medical outreaches can sometimes be spearheaded by people who are not even medical professionals. They do it as a way of reinvesting into the communities, supporting the communities, or as a way of giving back to the communities.

Some organizations may set aside part of their yearly budget to carry out medical outreach activities in one or more societies. This may be what they do as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.

Wealthy or influential individuals or a group of people may also come together and push for a medical outreach within their community or other communities. Ultimately, they derive joy in having done something for their communities or those in need of healthcare services.

4) For Capacity Building

Sometimes when these outreaches are organized, you discover that the health facilities within that area may not be able to carry out some procedures or may not have the facilities and even the “know-how” to tackle some of the health challenges.

During these outages, an arrangement may be made in order to “brush up” or train the personnel in the surrounding health facilities and bring them up to date with some basic skills or thins they need to do when they meet some of the health issues.

This will make it possible for the gains of the outreach to be sustained even when the medical outreach has ended and the team has left. It will also make it possible for the beneficiaries of the outreach to still be well followed up at the local health facilities after the outreach has ended.

5) To Bring In New Skills

During the medical outreach, there is room to learn new skills and procedures, especially by the local health staff.

A lot of procedures and activities are carried out during outreaches which they may not be familiar with. With good collaboration, they can learn so that they can be of better benefit to their patients after the outreach has ended.

This may make it also unnecessary for members of the community to have to travel long distances to other towns in order to access good medical care.

6) To Help Out During Peak Periods Of Sicknesses

Some diseases or health conditions have “peak periods”. By that, we mean the times, months or seasons of the year when they occur or are seen the most. This is when people present or are diagnosed with these ailments the most.

During such periods, the local health facilities may get overwhelmed because of the increased number of the people who get to these facilities to seek treatment and care.

Medical outreaches may be targeted at such seasons and services be tailored in order to be able to attend to those with such complaints.

7) To Make Up For Shortages Of Medical Personnel

In many less developed countries, including Nigeria, there is a worsening doctor-to-patient ratio.

Brain drain, which is the leaving of our professionals to other countries in search of better life and work opportunities, has worsened this issue.

For example, a health facility may have staff that can attend to 20 or 30 per day. However, you may discover that up to 50 people go to this facility daily for their health needs.

This puts a burden on the workers, on the facilities. People will have to wait for long in order to even be attended to.

This leads to a lot of time-wasting, dissatisfaction and so on.

Medical outreach programs can step in to supplement the efforts of the few personnel at the local health facilities and make sure the people of those communities do not suffer too much.

During these outreaches, more doctors, nurses and other health personnel are involved. The beneficiaries thus have more health personnel to attend to their needs.

However, note that this is just a “quick-fix’ so to say, and not a permanent solution to the shortage of the medical personnel.

Conclusion


Medical outreach is very important and is of immense benefit to the beneficiaries.

A lot of individuals and organizations, corporate and social organizations, are involved in medical outreaches.


In order to assess or evaluate these outreaches, one of the things to define is the objective or what you hope to achieve by embarking on the outreach in the first place.

When these objectives are well pursued, the outreach will end up being of immense benefit to the individuals and communities who are the recipients of such efforts.

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13) Advise Government, The Private Sector And Other Interested Bodies Regarding The Quality, Safety And Regulatory Provisions Are Regulated Products.

14) Issue Guidelines, Grant Approvals And Monitor The Advertisement Of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Bottled Water, Chemicals And Detergents.


15) Compile And Publish Relevant Data Resulting From The Performance Of The Functions Of The Agency Or From Other Sources

16) Sponsors Such National And International Conferences As May Be Considered Appropriate.

17) Liaise With Relevant Establishments Within And Outside Nigeria In Pursuance Of Its Functions

Source: https://porpulace.com.ng/nafdac-what-are-the-functions-of-nafdac/

7) Control The Exportation And Issue Quality Certification Of Products Intended For Exports

Establish And Maintain Relevant Laboratories Or Other Institutions In Strategic Areas Of Nigeria As May Be Necessary For The Performance Of Its Functions.


9) Pronounce On The Quality And Safety Of Products After Appropriate Analysis.

10) Take Measures To Ensure The Use Of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Are Limited To Only Medical And Scientific Purposes.

11) Grant Authorization For The Import And Export Of Narcotics, Drugs And Psychotropic Substances As Well As Other Controlled Substances.


12) Collaborates With National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) In A Bid To Eradicate Drug Abuse In Nigeria.

Source: https://porpulace.com.ng/nafdac-what-are-the-functions-of-nafdac/

The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is charged with ensuring safety and standards of foods, drugs, cosmetics and other related products in Nigeria. These are known as "regulated products".

The 17 functions of NAFDAC are as follows:


1) Regulate And Control The Importation, Exportation, Manufacture, Advertisements, Distribution, Sale And Use Of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Bottled Water, Chemicals And Detergent (Regulated Products).

2) Conduct Appropriate Tests And Ensure Compliance With Standard Specifications Designated And Approved By The Council For Effective Control Of Quality Of Regulated Products And Their Raw Materials, As Well As Their Production Processes In Factories And Other Establishments.


3) Undertake Appropriate Investigation Into The Production Premises And Raw Materials For Regulated Products And Establish Relevant Quality Assurance Systems, Including Certification Of Production Sites And Of The Regulated Products.


4) Undertake Inspection Of Imported Regulated Products And Establish Relevant Quality Assurance Systems, Including Certification Of The Production Sites.


5) Compile Standards, Specifications, Regulations And Guidelines For The Production, Importation, Exportation, Sales, Distribution And Registration Of Regulated Products.


6) Undertake The Registration Of Foods, Drugs, Chemicals, Medical Devices, Bottled Water, Chemicals And Detergents

thesicilian:
Nice compilation.
A lot of other DGs did some really great work but ask anyone about nafdac and the first name they will mention is Dora Akunyili

Yes, she worked with all her heart. These are the kind of people needed to turn Nigeria around.

https://porpulace.com.ng/nafdac-nafdac-dg/

The complete list of all NAFDAC Director Generals since the Agency was established till today is as follows:

1) Professor Gabriel Ediale Osuide

Professor Gabriel Osuide became the first NAFDAC Director-General (NAFDAC DG) in 1994. He was in charge at NAFDAC till 2000.

A respected academician with so many scholarly works, Gabriel Osuide is 87 years old, having been born on 15th March 1935. He attended the University of London where he graduated with First Class Honours in Pharmacology in 1963.

He thereafter had his PhD in Pharmacology at the same University of London

Gabriel Osuide was pivotal to the setting up of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State.

He also held many administrative roles in the institution.


Before NAFDAC was officially born, a similar parastatal was the Food and Drugs Administration and Control (FDAC) Department, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH). Gabriel Osuide was the first Director of this Department

When NAFDAC kicked off operations, Gabriel Osuide then became its first Director-General.

2. Professor Dora Akunyili


Dora Akunyili took over the mantle as the 2nd NAFDAC DG in 2001. She held this position till 2008

Dora Akunyili is a name that needs no introduction in the Nigerian and international space, both online and offline.


She was born on 14th July 1954 in Makurdi, Benue State, the then Middle Belt region of Central Nigeria. Her parents were Chief and Mrs. Paul Edemobi and that was the surname she had before she got married.

After her primary and secondary education, Dora proceeded to University of Nigeria Nsukka where she studied Pharmacology and graduated in 1978. She would later bag a PhD in EthnoPharmacology in 1985.


She worked in various capacities until she was appointed the NAFDAC DG in 2001.

This was during the time of Olusegun Obasanjo as Nigeria’s democratically elected President.


Dora Akunyili wasted no time and swung into action. She presided over a very turbulent period in NAFDAC history. During her tenure, NAFDAC became a household name in Nigeria.

She exposed a lot of rot and corruption in the drug market structure in Nigeria. She also survived an assassination attempt on 26th December 2003, while still in office.

She would later become Minister of Information and Communications, a post she held till 16th December 2010.

Dora Akunyili died at the age of 59 years on 7th June 2014.

3. Dr. Paul Botwev Orhii


A medical doctor and the 3rd NAFDAC DG, Paul Orhii was born in Benue State. He also grew up there.

He was said to have attended St. Fancis College, Otukpo Benue State and had his West African School Certificate Examination in 1980.


After his secondary education, he proceeded to the University of Jos to study Medicine. He would later get a scholarship to study Medicine in Russia, an opportunity which he took in 1982.

Paul Orhii proceeded to Stavropol State Medical Institute, Russia where he obtained his Medical degree in 1989. He also had his Ph.D in Medicine from the same school.


Paul Orhii took over the baton of leadership from Dora Akunyili in 2009.

During his tenure as NAFDAC DG some innovations were introduced to fight drug counterfeiting. This include TruScan, Mobile Authentication Services (MAS) which is a way to confirm by SMS whether a drug is genuine or not.

He was reappointed for a second term on 13th January 2014.

During his time in office, NAFDAC was credited to have achieved a reduction in counterfeit antimalarial drugs from 19.6% in 2012 to 3.6% in 2015.

Dr. Orhii was at some point accused of financial misappropriation.

Dr. Orhii’s second tenure as NAFDAC DG came to an abrupt end on 15th February 2016. He thereafter handed over to Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who was at that time the Director of Administration and Human Resources at the Agency.


4. Mrs. Yetunde Oni (Acting DG)

Yetunde Oni was the Acting Director of NAFDAC from February 17th 2016 to 21st September 2017 when she retired.


During her tenure as Acting DG, NAFDAC obtained international certification for the NAFDAC laboratories at Agulu, Kaduna as well as WHO Pre-Qualification of the Central Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos State.


Her leadership was also noted to have reduced the cost of registration of NAFDAC regulated products under Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises’ (SMME) Clinic by 50%, among others.

5. Mr. Ademola Andrew Magbojuri (Acting DG)

When Yetunde Oni stepped down from her role and retired, Mr. Magbojuri, being the most senior Director in the agency at that time, took over as the Acting DG of NAFDAC

This was the role he held from 28th September 2017 until November 2017 when a substantive DG was finally appointed.

6. Professor Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye


Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye was appointed as the NAFDAC Director General with effect from 3rd November 2017. This was under the leadership of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s President. Her tenure lasted for one cycle, which is five years.

Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye is a seasoned academician, Moji Adeyeye obtained her bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutics from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1976.

She went on to get her Masters and PhD degrees outside the shores of Nigeria, specifically University of Georgia, USA in 1985 and 1988 respectively.

She became a Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology in 2003.


She is married to Prof. Olusola Adeyeye who is a former Senator representing Osun Central.


Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has received so many awards and has many published works to her credit.

Some of her achievements as NAFDAC DG include:

* Paying off accumulated debt of ₦3.01 billion which she met when she took over as NAFDAC boss.

* Digitalization of regulatory and registration process. Clients can now register and do most of their documentations online without having to go to and fro to NAFDAC physical offices.


* NAFDAC registered more than 1530 packaged water factories from January to August 2021.

7. Dr. Monica Eimunjeze (Acting DG)

After Professor Mojisola Adeyeye’s tenure elapsed, a new DG has been appointed for the Agency by name Monica Hemben Eimunjeze.

Dr. Eimunjeze holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

She also has a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree as well as an MSc in Biotechnology, Innovation and Regulatory Science. She is also a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN).

Dr. Eimunjeze worked with GlaxoSmithKline, an internationally acclaimed phamaceutical company, from 1989 to 1996. GlaxoSmithKline is now known as GSK plc.

Dr. Eimunjeze has worked with NAFDAC in various capacities. She has served as Technical Assistant to the Director General of NAFDAC, as well as the Director, Drug Evaluation and Research.

Before her appointment as the Acting NAFDAC boss, she was the Director of Registration and Regulatory Affairs of NAFDAC.

Her appointment takes effect from 12th November 2022.

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Today is World Mental Health Day. Every 10th October is set aside to mark the importance of mental health to individuals and communities.

We present to you 10 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that are involved in promoting mental health in Nigeria.

1. Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI)

MANI was founded in 2015 in order to create awareness about mental health issues in Nigeria specifically with young people as the main target. The founder, Victor Ugo, had some mental health challenges himself. This motivated him into setting up this organization.

MANI describes itself as the “largest youth run and youth focused mental health organization”.

They boast of more than 1,500 active youth volunteers across 18 chapters in 18 states of Nigeria.

They fight against stigma. They also try to create an environment in which people are able to talk about and seek help for their mental health issues.


MANI has supported over 40,000 persons with their mental health services. You see why it deserves a mention in the list of mental health NGOs in Nigeria?


MANI has been recognized on the global scene. The organization received a Nelson Mandela-Graca Machel Innovation Award in 2017 in the best civil society organization category.


2. Gede Foundation

Gede Foundation was founded by Dr. Jennifer Jamilah Douglas-Abubakar. The organization has been on as far back as 2002 when it was founded.

Gede foundation first started working in the HIV space by providing one-stop clinics for people living with HIV-AIDS so they could access treatment and care.


In 2013, the Gede foundation delved into mental health space by first looking at the relationship between HIV-AIDS and mental illness.


Gede foundation also started exploring the mental health challenges facing the Nigerian society as a whole.

The foundation has gone into research about mental health issues in Nigeria. They have also collaborated with different organizations and groups in order to raise awareness about mental health issues in Nigeria.


What Gede foundation does is that they break down taboos, promote awareness about mental health issues, advance policy on mental health, reduce stigma and discrimination amongst those with mental illnesses and start a national dialogue by working with partners at the government and community levels to build sustainable national health programs that will bring health care issues out of the shadows.

3. Mental Health Foundation


The Mental Health Foundation works to reduce the stigma associated with mental health within the larger society.

They also increase literacy about mental health among Nigerians through seminars, symposia, workshops and publication of papers and articles.


Not only that, they also work with National and States Assembly in the area of advocacy for mental health policy formation and implementation in Nigeria.

They also facilitate re-integration of discharged patients into the society. This they do through what they call “half way homes”.


Mental Health Foundation also accepts volunteers who they work with in order to further achieve their objectives.

4. She Writes Woman


The organization has a three-part vision:

a) To create a Nigeria where people with mental health conditions fully realize their fundamental human rights on an equal basis as others

b) To ensure that people that interact with mental health services are treated with dignity and liberty

c) Through services and programming, create better lives for Nigerians by improving the way they think, feel and behave

She Writes Woman is a big name in the Nigerian mental health space


This NGO provides a 24-hour toll-free helpline with trained counselors available to talk to them mentally challenged caller

5. Anti Suicide and Depression Squad (ASADS)

This NGO was founded by Dare Asobele.

It aims at creating an enabling environment to do something about mental health issues



They offer free mental health first aid services

On 19th May 2019, ASADS organized a Mental Health Speaks event where personal experiences were shared as well as lectures from mental health professionals.

6. The Mandate Health Empowerment Initiative (MHEI)

The MHEI was formed in 2015


This NGO has the following as its mandate:
a) To promote quality mental health service delivery and to carry out psycho-social intervention that mitigates mental health cases around: substance misuse, gender-based violence, child and maternal mental health, social violence, trauma and also provide support for persons living with Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria and Africa


b) To collaborate with stakeholders to achieve sustainable mental health reforms in terms of plans, policy and legislation

c) They are engaged in building a strong network of mental health champions across 30 African countries, health reforms and capacity building.

7. Olamma Cares Foundation

This NGO was founded in 2017 by Chioma Fakorede.


It has the aim of reducing the stigma associated with mental health issues.

It also strives to build better lives for millions of individuals affected by mental health illness.


Some of their campaigns include:
a) Raising awareness about mental health issues.
b) Screening people for mental health conditions.
c) Training mental health first aiders.

They have also collaborated with ASADS in hosting the 4th Edition of Mental Health Speaks on 11th September 2022.

8. Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (SURPIN)

This NGO initially started in Lagos University Teaching Hopsital.

However, it is now an independent body that has its presence in 35 states of Nigeria and the FCT with 51 branches.



It was established for the purpose of suicide prevention through research, promotion of mental well-being, crisis intervention, health education, early treatment of depression and drug abuse.


It boasts of over 100 professionals including psychiatrists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, nurses, family and public health physicians, medical social workers and clinical psychologists.


They run toll-free hotline through people facing mental health challenges can have the opportunity of talking with their trained counselors.

9. NEEM Foundation



This NGO is geared towards promoting the protection and wellbeing of populations and communities living in areas affected by violence and conflicts.


They have a lot of work they do. One of such is Mental Health, Psychosocial Support and Training. This is directed specifically at victims of the North-East insurgency.

This is good news for those living in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria who for many years now have had to deal with insecurity and displacements from their communities as a result of the rise in insurgency.

10. Asido Foundation
Next on our list of mental health NGOs in Nigeria is Asido Foundation.


This NGO dreams of us having a Nigerian society in which all persons will enjoy optimal mental health regardless of age, gender, socio-economic status, religion or ethnicity.



On their site, they encourage people to take the Unashamed Pledge.

This pledge has so far been signed by 2,589 persons, with a goal of having 1,000,000 people sign it.

11. Love, Peace and Mental Health Foundation (LPM)

LPM has made it to our list of mental health NGOs in Nigeria.



It is aimed at promoting mental health wellness and awareness among youths in Nigeria between ages 18 to 40.


They provide mental health care and services to persons affected by mental illness.

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https://porpulace.com.ng/list-of-mental-health-ngos-in-nigeria/

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