The Chairman, Imo chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society ofNigeria, PSN Stanley Emegwara has expressed concern over the low number ofpharmacists in the country. Emegwara made the remark in Owerri, shortly after he emergedas chairman in an election, as part of the activities to mark this year’s WorldPharmacist Day. He noted that with a population of almost two hundredmillion people, Nigeria needed more hands to address its health needs. He saidthat the low number of pharmacists posed a major challenge in addressing themenace of quackery in the country. The pharmacist gave assurance that the society under hiswatch would collaborate with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, PCN andNational Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC to stampout quackery. Speaking on the theme of this year’s celebration, “Safe andeffective use of medicine: the role of the pharmacist”, Emegwara said that theImo PSN had embarked on campaigns to educate the public on proper use of drugs.