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Food fortification Regulation 2019
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These regulations apply to all fortified foods manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in Nigeria. The regulatory document provides for advertisement of foods to which no vitamin and/or mineral has been added, label declaration of food to which vitamin and/or mineral has been added, statement relating to mineral content of food, label declaration of food mandatorily fortified with vitamin A, labelling, packaging, penalty and forfeiture after conviction.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
Food Irradiation Regulations 2019
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These regulations apply to foods processed by ionizing radiation that is used in conjunction with applicable hygienic codes, food standards and transportation codes, manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in Nigeria. The document provides information on the general requirement for food treatments, radiation sources, absorbed dose, facilities and control of the process, wholesomeness of irradiated foods, packaging, quality assurance, inspection, re-irradiation, labelling, trade in irradiated foods, importation, exportation, penalty, and forfeiture after conviction
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
National Agency for Food and Drug Product Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Cocoa and Cocoa Products Regulations 2019
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These regulations apply to cocoa and cocoa products that are manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. The document provides information on labels, conditions for claims that food is cocoa based, prohibitions, maximum limits of contaminants, permitted additives, penalty, and forfeiture after conviction.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
Guidelines for Registration of Herbal Remedies/Dietary Supplements made in Nigeria
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, manufacturers of herbal remedies/dietary supplements made in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no herbal remedies/dietary supplements shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related Legislations and the accompanying guidelines.
Nigeria • 2018 • Health
National Agency for Food and Drug Product Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Controlled Medicines Regulations 2019
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These regulations apply to procedures and processes that will ensure appropriate importation, exportation, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, distribution, inspection, use for medical and scientific purposes, disposal as well as documentation of controlled medicines in Nigeria, in such a manner as to maintain the security and integrity of the product throughout the supply chain. They provide information on prohibition, application of registration, validity, Suspension or cancellation of certificate of registration, permit or authorization, importation of controlled medicines, labelling, storage facility, distribution, procurement, selection and quantification, inspection, dispensing, disposal of controlled medicines, penalty, and forfeiture after conviction.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
Guidance Document for Submission of Application in the Common Technical Document format - Vaccines for Human Use
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
This guideline is technically and structurally inspired by Health Canada’s guidance document on harmonized requirements for the licensing of vaccines and guidelines for the preparation of an application and the World Health Organization (WHO) working document on vaccine prequalification dossier. This guideline document has been developed in pursuance to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Act Cap. N1, LFN 2014 and made to provide guidance to applicants on the organization of information to be provided to the agency in seeking marketing authorization for Vaccines for human use. The document applies to all vaccines to be authorized for human use, regardless of where they are manufactured.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
National Agency for Food and Drug Product Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Cosmetic Products Advertisement Regulation 2019
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These regulations apply to all advertisements and promotion of cosmetics products (both single and compound entity) manufactured, imported, exported, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. The provide information on nature of advertisement, non-referential advertisement, application for the approval of advertisement, validity of approval, withdrawal of an approval, reference to professional body or association, contravention of ethical standards not permitted, unfairly disparage competition, and restriction.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
Biosimilar Guidance Document (NAFDAC)
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
The intention of this document is to provide acceptable principles for registration of bio similar products that are claimed to be similar to RBP of assured quality, safety, and efficacy that have been licensed based on a full registration dossier by a stringent regulatory authority. On the basis of proven similarity, the registration of a bio similar will rely, in part, on non-clinical and clinical data generated with an already licensed RBP.
Nigeria • 2012 • Health
Comestics Products Labelling Regulations 2019
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These regulations provide for the registration of all cosmetics manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. It provides information on labelling information and net content of cosmetic product.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
Guidelines for Issuance of approval to Import Donated Items by Non-governmental Organizations
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
This document is for the interest of the general public and in particular, non-governmental organization who wish to import NAFDAC regulated items. It emphasizes that no food, drug, cosmetics, packaged water, detergent, medical device shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of NAFDAC Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related legislations and the accompanying guidelines.
Nigeria • 2018 • Health
Cosmetic Products (Prohibition of Bleaching Agents) Regulations 2019
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These regulations guide the manufacture, import, export and distribution of safe cosmetics product and penalties for offenders of the regulations.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
National Stratetegy to Scale Up Access to Coronavirus Disease Testing in Nigeria
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This document proposes a strategic approach to increase accessibility to testing as new testing modalities are available, and to complement Nigeria Center for Desktop Control’s work with donors, partners and the private sector to rapidly scale testing capacity to every state.
Nigeria • 2020 • Health
Nigeria Center for Disease Control Guidelines for Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
Pregnant women have a higher risk of severe illness when infected with viruses from the same family as COVID-19 and other viral respiratory infections, such as influenza. Therefore, this document provides guidelines for pregnant women and nursing mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nigeria • 2020 • Health
Task-Shifting and Task-Sharing Policy For Essential Healthcare Services in Nigeria
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
The national task shifting and sharing policy create a framework to redistribute tasks among healthcare workers in Nigeria. Inspired by the shortage of healthcare workers in Nigeria, this policy allows specific tasks to be moved from highly skilled workers to workers with shorter training.
Nigeria • 2014 • Health
Traditional Medicine Policy
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
The traditional medicine policy provides the guidelines for the practice of traditional medicine in Nigeria. Driven by the need to expand healthcare coverage in Nigeria, the government plans to incorporate this practice into the existing healthcare systems.
Nigeria • 2007 • Health
National Training Manual For The Health and Development of Adolescent and Young People in Nigeria
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This revised manual focuses on adolescent health, behavior, and development. The document outlines the framework to address school health, chronic diseases, mental health issues, injuries, and disabilities in adolescents and young people.
Nigeria • 2011 • Health
National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program Report
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
The report outlines the activities of the Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP) in 2014 with an emphasis on the implementation of the National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Control 2010 – 2015 and the National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Control 2015 – 2020.
Nigeria • 2014 • Health
National Training Manual on Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Youth Health Education
Ministry of Health,Ministry of Finance,Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria
This manual provides the guidelines to train peer educators. Divided into six modules, the manual aims to increase knowledge, build skills and enhance the capacity of peer educators.
Nigeria • 2013 • Health
Standard of Practice on Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria(Doctors' Version)
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
With about 400 thousand to 800 thousand women living with obstetric fistula in Nigeria, the Nigerian government developed the Standard of Practice on Obstetric Fistula to train healthcare workers to provide quality and evidence-based care for obstetric fistula patients.
Nigeria • 2011 • Health
Standard Treatment Guidelines(STG)
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
The Standard Treatment Guidelines builds on the National Drug Policy. It provides a clear pathway to achieving a comprehensive healthcare delivery services in Nigeria. This document contains a list of diseases and conditions, their clinical features, diagnoses, prevention, and standard treatment.
Nigeria • 2008 • Health