By Chinwendu Obienyi
As part of its efforts to promote oral hygiene among the citizens, Pepsodent, a Unilever brand, has restated its commitment to improving oral healthcare of 10 million Nigerians by 2020.
Speaking during the 90th edition of the 2017 annual conference organised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in Umuahia recently, Brand Manager, Pepsodent, Ogechukwu Anozie, stated that the organisation’s key mission was to be a dependable healthcare provider of quality, safe and cost-effective drugs and health information in the country.
She said the firm’s long term goal was to improve the oral health of 10 million children in Nigeria by 2020 through the Pepsodent Brush Day & Night school programme.
“Unilever is committed to doing business in a sustainable way and improving the lives of the Nigerian people, and our partnership with PSN is intended to create awareness about the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene.
“Through the Pepsodent Brush Day & Night school programme, the brand has a long term goal to improve the oral health of 10 million children in the country by 2020,” she stated.
She further said, “we as a leading health vendor, strongly supports the responsibility of securing faster and equitable access to oral healthcare for all Nigerians.”
One of the highlights during the conference was the launch of the new Close-up variant, ‘Cool Breeze’, a new toothpaste from Unilever containing anti-bacteria mouthwash formula to give cool and fresh breath for 12 hours.