The Consumer Protection Council on Tuesday restated its commitment to protecting Nigerian consumers.

The Director-General, CPC, Mrs. Dupe Atoki, during a media briefing to commemorate the 2016 World Consumer Rights Day in Abuja, also drew the attention of the nation to the rising incidence of antibiotics resistance.

She counselled consumers against self-medication and misuse of antibiotics, adding that these could lead to resistance. Atoki said, “Antibiotics resistance is currently very rampant in the country, it has led to mass failure of medical interventions such as organ transplant, surgeries and other forms of treatment that require follow up actions with antibiotics to ensure full recovery of patients.

 

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Article publié le Thursday, March 17, 2016