Anambra Bans Advertisement Of Herbal Medicine
The Anambra State Government has announced the ban on all kinds of open advertisement of herbal medicines in the state.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, on Saturday.
Nwosu added that the state government had ordered that all advertisements for herbal drugs must be approved by the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Herbal Medicine and Pharmaceuticals before they could be displayed in any public space or media platform.
He gave the categories of herbal medicines to include products made from botanicals or plants, that are used to treat diseases or to maintain health.
He listed it as a medicinal product and herbal supplements made from plants and used for curative or preventive purposes.
According to him, the move is targeted at regulating and controlling the use of herbal substances which has been on the rise among residents of the state.
Before the ban, Anambra was seen as a place where open advertisements of herbal medicine in motor parks and other strategic places are rampant.
”The ban on open advertisement of all forms of herbal medicines in the state is to contain the excesses and the indiscriminate use of herbal concoctions among the people,” the statement added.
