Prof. Akunyili, Former Information Communication Minister |
Former Minister of Information and
Communications who doubles as a renowned Pharmacist, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has
stressed the importance of food, saying man can not live without, but can do
without drugs, thus she called for adoption of nutritional supplements,
describing them as crucial to healthcare management.
Akunyili made this position know at
the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, where she declared open the National Health
Conference on Nutrition Therapy organised by a United States-based company.
“Food is actually more important
than drug because we can live without drugs but we cannot live without food.
This must be why all over the world, it is always Food and Drug Regulatory
Agency and not Drug and Food Regulatory Agency,” she said.
She noted that as a pharmacist, she
is aware that nutrition plays a key role in people’s health status, stressing
“This is because many of the nutrients we need for healthy living can be found
in fruits, seeds, roots, vegetables, nuts and unprocessed natural food.”
She disclosed that it was this that
made her to give “equal opportunity to various therapies – including food
supplements” during her days as Director General of the National Agency for
Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) from 2001 to 2008.
“We actually paid as much attention
to food in NAFDAC as we did to drugs, but for some reason, the public was more
interested in drugs. However, I always insisted that every food and drug must
meet stipulated standards so that our people do not end up taking poison in the
name of food and drugs,” Akunyili stated.
The conference which had as theme
“Nutrition: Potency & Possibilities In Health Care Delivery” was jointly
organised by Hallelujah Acres USA and Hallelujah Acres Nigeria. It was graced
by delegates from across Nigeria, with the President and Chief Education
Officer of Hallelujah Acres, Paul Malkmus, and his wife Ann, as special guests.
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