The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard M. Doro, has said his time in office has been shaped by a deliberate push for reform, one he believes is beginning to touch the lives of Nigeria’s most vulnerable citizens. Dr Doro made the remarks on Friday when the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, Pharmacist Ibrahim Baba Shehu Ahmed, led a delegation to his office in Abuja. The Minister praised the Council for its role in sanitising the pharmaceutical sector, crediting its work with helping to check the activities of unqualified practitioners, and encouraged it to keep up the momentum. He also used the visit to restate the goals of the ministry’s flagship One Humanitarian One Poverty Reduction System (OHOPRS), describing it as a single national framework meant to align humanitarian response, social protection and poverty reduction efforts. According to Dr Doro, the system is designed to cut down on duplication between agencies and to shift the sector’s focus beyond emergency relief toward long-term economic empowerment and self-sufficiency. He said he hoped to build a working partnership with the Council. Speaking earlier, Pharmacist Ahmed said the visit was meant to congratulate the Minister on his appointment and pledge the Council’s support. He thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment, calling Dr Doro a widely experienced figure already making an impact in the sector. He added that the Council, which regulates pharmaceutical practice nationwide with offices in all 36 states and the FCT, was open to closer collaboration with the ministry. Ene Mary McDickson