We wish to thank the Federal Ministry of Health and indeed the Honourable Minister of Health for the opportunity to carry out this Baseline Assessment of the Pharmaceutical Sector. Special thanks go to Dr Mohamed Belhocine, the WHO Representative for Nigeria and the Director Food and Drug Services, Mr. R. K. Omotayo for their support.

We wish to register our sincere appreciation to the World Health Organisation and in particular Helen Tata, (EDM Headquarters) and Ogori Taylor (EDM Nigeria country office) for the immense technical and financial support leading to the success of the study.

Thanks also go to Simona Chorliet, Fola Tayo, Ambrose Isah, Godfrey Obiaga, Arin Joda, Oluwatosin Odufalu for their contributions in the realisation of this project.

Special mention goes to the pharmacists in Food and Drug Services Department of the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs. Eno A. Ubok-Udom, Mrs. G. A. Esiaba, Mrs. J. A. Ugwu, Mrs. A. O. Akinbisehin, Mr. E. O. Okibe, Mr. O. Oloyede, Mr. Linus Odemena, Mr. Tile, Mr. Hassan Ishaq, Mr. Joseph, and Mrs. M. A. Odaudu who collected data all over the country