Dangers of bleaching creams now national health emergency, says NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the use of bleaching creams in Nigeria has now become a national health emergency. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC, spoke on Thursday while flagging off a media sensitisation workshop on the dangers of bleaching creams and regulatory control organised by the association of Nigerian health journalists in Kano.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the use of bleaching creams in Nigeria has now become a national health emergency.
Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC, spoke on Thursday while flagging off a media sensitisation workshop on the dangers of bleaching creams and regulatory control organised by the association of Nigerian health journalists in Kano.
Adeyeye said the use of skin-bleaching creams is prevalent among 77 percent of Nigerian women.
SOURCE- THE CABLES
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