Recognise community pharmacies as primary healthcare centres – ACPN tells FG
Pharmacists Urge Federal Government to Recognize Community Pharmacies as Primary Healthcare Centers
Pharmacists, represented by the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), are calling on the federal government to promptly acknowledge community pharmacies as primary healthcare centers.
ACPN National Chairman Ambrose Ezeh made this appeal in a statement issued on Tuesday. He emphasized that the role of pharmacies at the community level positions them as crucial components in the pursuit of universal health coverage in Nigeria.
Ezeh reiterated the need for the federal government to formally recognize these establishments in order to integrate pharmacists into grassroots healthcare and rural development initiatives. He argued that such measures would significantly enhance health outcomes nationwide.
“The accessibility and frontline presence of community pharmacies make them critical assets in achieving universal health coverage,” Ezeh stated, underscoring the importance of this recognition for improving public health services.