The Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority has disclosed that close to US$1 million of equipment were destroyed during the fire that gutted a laboratory and warehouse of the National Drug Service on May 30.
Regulatory Body Wants Illegal Drug Peddlers Arrested
At a recent news conference, David Sumo, who heads the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority, called on the Liberia National Police, Immigration Service, Drug Enforcement Agency, Liberia Revenue Authority to help his agency arrest and confiscate the goods of drug peddlers and forward them to court.
80 Percent of Substandard Drugs Are From Guinea, Says Regulatory Body
Littered on main streets across Liberia are numerous drug stores and pharmacies that are not tightly regulated, which can pose a threat to the public.