Stop NHFRA Bill, ACPN urges Senate, cites duplication of health laws

Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to halt further legislative action on the proposed National Health Facility Regulatory Agency (NHFRA) Bill, arguing that the legislation is unnecessary, duplicative and capable of disrupting the existing health regulatory framework.
In a petition addressed to the Senate President and signed by its National Chairman, Ambrose Ezeh, the association maintained that Nigeria already has adequate legal and institutional structures for regulating healthcare professions and facilities, making the proposed agency redundant.
ACPN traced the evolution of health facility regulation in Nigeria, n...