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 Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc: A Nigerian Pharmaceutical Manufacturer with a History of Innovation Nigeria's pharmaceutical industry plays an important role in the country's healthcare system, supplying medicines and other healthcare products to patients, hospitals, pharmacies and healthcare professionals. Yet local manufacturers operate in a challenging environment shaped by production costs, access to raw materials, infrastructure, regulatory requirements and competition from imported products. One company with a long history in this industry is Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc , a Nigerian pharmaceutical business whose roots date back to 1957. Over several decades, the company has evolved from its origins as Pfizer Products Plc into an indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturer and publicly listed company. Through its PharmaWatch series, Health & Wealth Stewards examines the history, operations, product portfolio and industry significance of pharmaceuti...

 Fidson Healthcare Plc: How a Nigerian Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Is Expanding Its Business PharmaWatch | Health & Wealth Stewards Nigeria's pharmaceutical industry is being shaped by a growing need to manufacture medicines locally, strengthen supply chains and build businesses capable of competing in a demanding healthcare market. Fidson Healthcare Plc is one of the Nigerian companies operating at the centre of this discussion. Established in 1995, the company has developed from a pharmaceutical distribution business into a publicly listed manufacturer with a portfolio spanning prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, injectables and infusions. Its growth also raises important questions about the future of domestic pharmaceutical production: how can manufacturers expand capacity, manage rising production costs, maintain quality and make their businesses more competitive? Fidson's published corporate information and financial reports offer a useful starting point...

 May & Baker Nigeria Plc: A Legacy of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Healthcare in Nigeria PharmaWatch | Health & Wealth Stewards For more than eight decades, May & Baker Nigeria Plc has been part of Nigeria's pharmaceutical and healthcare business landscape. Established in Lagos in 1944, the company has experienced major changes in the country's economy, healthcare needs and industrial environment. Its development offers an opportunity to examine how a long-established pharmaceutical business has evolved from a trading operation into a publicly listed company involved in pharmaceutical manufacturing and other consumer-related activities. But longevity alone does not tell the full story of a pharmaceutical company. Its continuing relevance depends on its manufacturing capabilities, product portfolio, quality systems, ability to adapt to changing market conditions and contribution to the availability of medicines. For PharmaWatch, May & Baker is therefore a use...

 Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries: The Nigerian Company Expanding Its Role in Local Medicine Production PharmaWatch | Health & Wealth Stewards Nigeria's pharmaceutical industry faces a challenge that goes beyond the availability of medicines. The country also needs stronger local manufacturing capacity, more resilient supply chains and greater domestic capability in producing the ingredients used to make essential medicines. Against this background, Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited is an important company to examine. The Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturer has developed from a modest retail pharmacy business into a manufacturing organisation with a broad portfolio of medicines and operations spanning several locations. Its story reflects both the progress made by indigenous pharmaceutical businesses and the opportunities that remain for Nigeria to deepen its domestic medicine-production capabilities. For PharmaWatch, the key question is not simply how many products a com...

 Fatty Liver Disease: Causes, Warning Signs, Risk Factors and What You Can Do Your liver performs important jobs every day, from processing nutrients to helping the body handle substances it does not need. But like other organs, the liver can develop problems that may remain unnoticed for a long time. One of those problems is fatty liver disease —a condition in which too much fat accumulates in the liver. Today, doctors increasingly use the term metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) for a common form of fatty liver disease associated with metabolic risk factors. The older term, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is still widely used and may appear in older medical information. The important point is that fatty liver disease does not always announce itself with obvious symptoms. A person may feel perfectly well while fat is accumulating in the liver. What Is Fatty Liver Disease? Fatty liver disease occurs when excess fat builds up in the liver. Th...

 The Hidden Health Cost of Sitting All Day For many people, sitting for hours has become a normal part of everyday life. You wake up and sit down for breakfast. You sit in a car or on public transportation. At work, you sit behind a desk for several hours. When work ends, you may sit again while watching television, scrolling through your phone or using a computer. The problem is not that sitting itself is automatically harmful. The bigger concern is spending large amounts of waking time being sedentary while getting too little physical activity overall . Modern life has made this surprisingly easy. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sedentary behaviour refers to waking activities involving very little energy expenditure, such as sitting, reclining or lying down. Higher amounts of sedentary behaviour are associated with increased risks of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers, as well as higher mortality risk. That does not mean everyone who sits a...