Health News of Sunday, 1 March 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
In the wake of the deadly coronavirus that has crept into Nigeria with an index case, the part of human empathy is now lacking.
Sadly most pharmaceuticals and health care outlets have been the biggest gainers of this season now that the rush to get face masks and hand sanitizers has risen in demand.
Prior to this period, there have been unfounded rumours of pharmacists, health workers and unscrupulous business coming together to inflate prices of hand sanitizers and face masks to gain massive margins off a desperate populace, in search of a way to protect themselves from the spread.
MyNigeria.com can authoritatively confirm in its investigation one of the pharmacies involved in inflating the price of hand sanitizers. The name of the pharmacy is Medmark Pharmacy that sells its sanitizers at the rate of N19,950.
This was captured by MyNigeria via a tweet where customers who patronised the pharamcy raised complaints about the hike of the commodity in the market. Segun Awosanya also known as Segalink who visited the pharamcy showed us a picture of the sanitizers being hiked to N4,500. Sanitizers that initially range between N1200 to N1400.
However, a more recent picture showed Medmark Pharamcy situated at 7 Adekunle Osomo Street, Gbagada, Lagos, selling sanitizers for almost N20,000.
Distinguished sir have you seen this? pic.twitter.com/IENyIS7Hgu
— M.ASEKOME (@Iam_mildredkerr) March 1, 2020
I actually bought this #1,200 late last year. This is wickedness! pic.twitter.com/mCcFrfYcuV
— W. A. AYODELE???? (@wapadunk) March 1, 2020
100%alcohol hand sanitizer does.
— Seth #ServicePolice (@ServicePolicing) March 1, 2020
I have large stock. Reasonable pricing pic.twitter.com/W6oGXwNphI
Sanitizer is only needed when you don't have access to water
— Odidioma (@LoluAndre) March 1, 2020
Ole ni everybody
— T?mitópè Oriádé (@I_amTorpee) March 1, 2020
This think can be made locally. As far as I know, methylated spirit is a major component of sanitizers.
— SureJoker (@SureJokerHQ) March 1, 2020
~ only goes to accentuate the urgent need to restore #social #order, across board!
— Tunde Arogunmati (@detoff) March 1, 2020
Yes we are our own problem but yes our own government don't also give a damn
— Olúwadamíláre Ò. (????????) (@coolmikky001) March 1, 2020