How Rising Drug Cost Pushed Residents to Native Remedies

How Rising drug cost pushed residents to native remedies

Residents of Benin City, Edo State, have decried rising pharmaceutical costs in Nigeria, saying the situation now forces many people to abandon prescribed medications, patronise native remedies, or purchase incomplete drug dosages regularly. The residents expressed frustration during interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, lamenting that worsening economic conditions had negatively affected access to proper healthcare and med…

Benin Residents Embrace Herbal Medicine

Many residents of Benin City, the capital of Edo State, are abandoning prescribed medications and turning to native remedies, due to the rising cost of pharmaceuticals across Nigeria. The residents, in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), expressed frustration over the high cost of medicines, adding that the worsening economic conditions have hindered access to adequate healthcare and medical treatment nationwide. Medical charges, i…

Rising drug costs push Benin residents to native remedies

“I buy agbo (local herbal concoction) because it is cheaper. I hardly go to pharmacies or hospitals again because the drugs are too expensive,” Rasheed said while describing his healthcare challenges in Benin City.