The approval of the pharmacists Consultancy Cadre by the Federal Government has been described as a major milestone in the life of the Pharmacy Profession in Nigeria.
Prof Noel Wannang the former Secretary-General of West African Post Graduate College of Pharmacist said this in his keynote address at a one day workshop to Kickstart the implementation of the pharmacist consultant cadre within the healthcare system in Nigeria, which took place in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Federal Ministry of Health has called on the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria to justify governments huge investment in creating the Consultant Cadre for Pharmacists in Civil and Public Service in Nigeria.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abdulaziz Abdullahi who was represented by Dr. Abubakar Ismail said that government spent a huge amount of resources to set up the Consultant Cadre and therefore the pharmacists must endeavor to achieve the objective in which the cadre was set.
The Ministry also said it has liasied with the National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission to review the salary structure for the new consultant cadre.
Speaking at the event, Professor Ahmed Mora, Chairman of the Governing Council of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, tasked the new consultants to work with other healthcare professional to provide advance and integrated healthcare service across the country.
Mora said the workshop was to prepare and induct fellows that are now approved consultants for the benefit of patients and health care system.
In an interview with Signature TV at the event, Registrar Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, Elijah Muhammed, said that the aim of the Consultant Cadre is for patients to get better treatment and services across the country.
