₦airaland Forum

Urgent action needed in reviewing the regulatory framework of NAFDAC and other sister agencies

The leadership may need to be revamped, they need to put someone who is brutally and dangerously fearsome in character and personality, some Nigerians no dey hear word except with brutal dictator like force.

More than half of the products in the markets are fake,sub-standard and dangerous:

The government need to create a presidential task force to coordinate NAFDAC activities, there should be an active tac team made up of Navy, DSS & Civil defence- when counterfeiters are caught...the order should be to shoot on sight-no arrest. What they are doing is MURDER! All counterfeit products seized should be destroyed, buildings housing them demolished, the legality of these actions will be handled by the AGF. URGENT ACTION is needed if not there will be a pandemic.

Revamp NAFDAC laboratories for enhanced specimen handling,testing,detection and verification
Increase manpower and allocate resources. That's the solution. All this talk talk no action no g9 give result o

Cum4me:
The rate of fake drink's in Nigeria is alarming. Including toothpaste Nigeria government failed in all sectors. Corruption has finished the system

Omo, that was why I stopped using sensodyne toothpaste, after being used to the taste, you buy one today the taste and smell will be different from the one you buy tomorrow. Infact after using the paste, I went out and noticed something was smelling in the supermarket I visited, Omo it was my mouth, lol.
Do you know I went as far as contacting the company and sending them pictures to ask if it was fake, after some exchange of emails I no hear from them again. I then abandoned the brand for Colegate sensive, more pricy but atleast it is original.

AkpaMgbor:
No, adulterated beverages will hit your liver and cardiovascular system long before hitting your kidneys. The major cause of kidney disease is hypertension and diabetes.

tell them, kidney can't be damaged so easily just by fake drinks and drugs

Food cheat is the major problem. Palm oil is adulterated. Carbide is used to ripen fruits.

AkpaMgbor:
No, adulterated beverages will hit your liver and cardiovascular system long before hitting your kidneys. The major cause of kidney disease is hypertension and diabetes.

Lol. Keep defending the indefensible. So children as young as ten and eight years old, who are also victims of this scourge, are also diabetic and hypertensive, right?

Nafdac has failed woefully in their duties

Ignorance will be the death of black Africans. Somehow, we birth enough to replace the unfortunate. Our high testosterone and endless libido means we replenish fallen comrades without second thoughts.

AkpaMgbor:
No, adulterated beverages will hit your liver and cardiovascular system long before hitting your kidneys. The major cause of kidney disease is hypertension and diabetes.

Sugar, beer etc raise your uric acid levels, it puts strain on your kidneys as it struggles to filter the waste.
Another major cause is NSAIDs ie Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ie the common pain medicines from alabukun to diclofenac, ibuprofen, aspirin etc that people abuse, neck will pain them they will swallow, small weakness they will swallow, some people are even addicted to alabukun.
Cele water nko ie that perfume they drink claiming it is blessed water, that one na confirmed kidney killer. Lol

anonymous1759:
Our Ancestors lived longer please stop badmouthing our herbal products. Fake food and drugs should be the major cause . Our Ancestors lived longer on herbal medication.
I don't know what is stopping government to make capital punishment for fake drugs and food producers.

sad but times have changed, even our plants too are now been affected

This is due to consumption only carbohydrate and sugar diets!

Because very vital proteinous foods such as eggs, milk and meats are now very expensive and unaffordable beyond the reach of the common man.

Kai the govt is very evil and very wicked and I don't know why the people can't see this

Evaress:
Ways to prevent kidney failure, try to treat your hypertension and your diabetes. Reduce the intake of sugar, stay hydrated, stop consuming too much food/fruits high in oxalates, choose your food vendor wisely. Check your bp levels and blood sugar levels always. Stay clear from Alcohol, energy drinks, herbal drugs and drinks.

d best thing to do to ur kidneys is to drink safe water always....exercise especially aerobic ones are highly anticipated

Avoid alcohol and cigarettes.....then run away from soft drinks especially energy drink...make water ur best friend too

Gbadugbakun:
Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.

i never knew it will hit front page o lol

Seriously, it is alarming the way the term ‘dialysis’ props up in various medical centers. I used to hear about such sickness in churches in the mid 90s (95/96) so strange a term the pastors had issues pronouncing it.
Today, my neighbor can easily tell me he is going for dialysis and I will expect it like a usual medical checkup runs. So sad.
Energy drinks nkor, satchet nkor? Wetin we go use de ‘step down’?
Na wa 😭

Nextjs:
Substandard products are the major cause.

Milk, millo, bournvita etc are all produced by criminals and mixed with original .

Drinks, wine, addictive added to consumables like I learnt people add dye to oil. Addictive added to beans to keep paste away.

I had a neighbours those days who produces olive oil perfume etc and he was a pastor. From upstairs I could view him doing this.

What about oranges and bananas stuff added to make them ripe very well and taste good.

People are wicked and heartless

Very terrible imdeed

God is our help

The government is sleeping and looting instead of them to rise to these challenges, declare war on fake drugs and substandard products.

Why don't we also appeal to our people too who out of love of money are engaging in this evil and wicked business to please stop it. Why can't we on our own say no to evil practice.

Another major cause of this rise in kidney failures is the indiscriminate use of medicines; especially NSAIDs and antibiotics in Nigeria. The western world whom we learnt orthodox medicine from don't allow indiscriminate use of medicines but here in Nigeria, people take medications indiscriminately!

We allow untrained people who have no knowledge of drugs sell all kinds of drugs without prescription and this has exposed many Nigerians to the toxic effects of drugs including kidney and liver failures. We urgently need to put a stricter regulation in place to ensure that drugs sales and handling is restricted only to trained professionals. In this 21st century, We shouldn't be having anything like patent medicine dealerships which allows illiterates poison people with drugs just for financial gains.

As for me, according to my guardian my uncle that I lived with for more than 15 years of my teenage life, always said we drank (agbo) which is herbal mixture till we grow up in life.
Living in the village in those days, we hardly heard of hospital or injection etc. for more than a decade when I was there. They used an Alternative medication to everything, including Cutlass, hoe, falling, any injuries, snake bites, and other maternity cases. I have seen it back then. You will hardly see anyone sick for long in the village, and we are all very healthy and strong kikiriki. Until I relocated to the city coz of my high school education before been introduced to modern drugs and treatments. So, nothing bad in good and real herbal treatment. Am still using them till date at 49 now and nothing is wrong with me.

Jmichael1:
I hope my iya bose agbo no follow

Jman06:
Another major cause of this rise in kidney failures is the indiscriminate use of medicines; especially NSAIDs and antibiotics in Nigeria. The western world whom we learnt orthodox medicine from don't allow indiscriminate use of medicines but here in Nigeria, people take medications indiscriminately!

We allow untrained people who have no knowledge of drugs sell all kinds of drugs without prescription and this has exposed many Nigerians to the toxic effects of drugs including kidney and liver failures. We urgently need to put a stricter regulation in place to ensure that drugs sales and handling is restricted only to trained professionals. In this 21st century, We shouldn't be having anything like patent medicine dealerships which allows illiterates poison people with drugs just for financial gains.

true

NAFDAC is a dead organization. Me thinks they might even be in bed with some of the originators of these substandard products, flooding our market.

Guestmale:
Why don't we also appeal to our people too who out of love of money are engaging in this evil and wicked business to please stop it. Why can't we on our own say no to evil practice.

Are u begging criminals??

Or you want government to beg them as they begg bandits in the north?

The only language is fire for fire.. Enforcement of the laws... Life sentence to those convicted.

chopnaira:
That indomie is basically poison. The amount of salt in those processed foods like Indomie is crazy.

Same indomie sold abroad is considered highly salty, and it is still less than half of that of Nigeria. The Nigerian version would never be allowed on shelves.


And when they do, some people will say Nigeria is victimizing them.
Pandemic of fake drug is worse than banditry.

The salt in the Nigerian indomie should be a crime.

Evaress:
What causes kidney failure in Nigeria? If you observe not only adults are suffering from Kidney failure but children also. Children are not drinking or smoking so their lifestyle is definitely not the cause. So what is the cause?

The leading cause of Kidney failure in Adults are untreated hypertension (HPB) and Diabetes.
Some could be as a result of injury or genetics.

For children, the leading cause is born with kidney infection, genetics, injury, untreated fever and dehydration.

Also using herbal medication to treat sickness can also have effect on the kidney. Most of these herbal drugs/drinks are harmful to our organs.

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its now a pandemic so we must all be on the watch out.If u want to drink drink only beer.The level of fakes is lower than in wines and spirits.Watch what u eat,exercise is a must.learn how to detox from time to time.these organs needs cleaning from time to time.Ordinary lemon water Nigerians no sabi drink.

Adulterated drinks and foods affect the liver at the initial stage and gets down to the kidney when the liver has failed or is battling with lots of load. Diseases like HBP and diabetes seriously affect the kidney.

Evaress:
Ways to prevent kidney failure, try to treat your hypertension and your diabetes. Reduce the intake of sugar, stay hydrated, stop consuming too much food/fruits high in oxalates, choose your food and drug vendor wisely. Check your bp levels and blood sugar levels always. Stay clear from Alcohol, energy drinks, herbal drugs and drinks.

Also harmful chemicals in our environment can lead to kidney failure.

Aviod use of bleaching/organic and tube creams.
If you work in industries, e.g those that deal with machine parts, car batteries and so so on, ensure that your employers give you Pereonal protective Equipment (PPE) so that the chemicals don't enter your body through your skin.

Any factory that is dumping its industrial waste into canals and rivers should be reported. Because the waste will enter people's drinking and cooking water,thereby leading to kidney issues.


If your employers refuse, report them to your union or nigerian ministry of labor.

Dialysis is not cheap. Replacing a kidney is not easy for the average nigerian

odaniel1:
Seriously, it is alarming the way the term ‘dialysis’ props up in various medical centers. I used to hear about such sickness in churches in the mid 90s (95/96) so strange a term the pastors had issues pronouncing it.
Today, my neighbor can easily tell me he is going for dialysis and I will expect it like a usual medical checkup runs. So sad.
Energy drinks nkor, satchet nkor? Wetin we go use de ‘step down’?
Na wa 😭

why do you need to 'step down' in the first place?

Keep stepping down .

Dialysis is not beans

The people that always blame herbal medicine for increased in terminal diseases are either naive or just saying whatever they feel to say to look like a civilized person.

anonymous1759:
Our Ancestors lived longer please stop badmouthing our herbal products. Fake food and drugs should be the major cause . Our Ancestors lived longer on herbal medication.
I don't know what is stopping government to make capital punishment for fake drugs and food producers.

Evaress:
What causes kidney failure in Nigeria? If you observe not only adults are suffering from Kidney failure but children also. Children are not drinking or smoking so their lifestyle is definitely not the cause. So what is the cause?

The leading cause of Kidney failure in Adults are untreated hypertension (HPB) and Diabetes.
Some could be as a result of injury or genetics.

For children, the leading cause is born with kidney infection, genetics, injury, untreated fever and dehydration.

Also using herbal medication to treat sickness can also have effect on the kidney. Most of these herbal drugs/drinks are harmful to our organs.

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How are herbal medications harmful to our bodies? Last time I checked they are organic substances. How can organic unpoisonous but beneficial substances affect a body that is in itself organic in nature?

Too much junk food and artificial surgery drinks.
Indomie, spaghetti, malt, coke, fanta, fake wines, fake water, artificial seasoning (MAGGI).

Nigerians are the enemies of Nigerians, we're in the era where Nigerians freely add chemicals to food before selling to good Nigerians.

Too much soft drinks too.


They should be taken once in a while only.