Meeting chaired by Health Minister discusses import plans and pharmaceutical stocks

A meeting in Sana'a today, Tuesday,headed by Public Health and Population Minister in the caretaker government, Dr. Taha Al-Mutawakkil, discussed the matrix of problems and difficulties facing drug importers and ways to address them. The meeting, which included the Chairman of the Supreme Pharmaceutical Authority, Dr. Ali Abbas, the directors of departments in the authority, and a number of leaders and members of Importers of Medicines and Medical Supplies Union, discussed import plans for the year 2024 and the joint roles in providing pharmaceutical stocks and combating drug smuggling. At the meeting, Minister Al-Mutawakkil stressed the importance of holding such meetings, which embody the effective partnership between the public and private sectors in providing safe, high-quality medicine at an appropriate price, indicating that many of the problems included in the matrix previously submitted by the Pharmaceutical Importers Union have been solved. He pointed out the Ministry's keenness to facilitate all difficulties facing drug importers in order to ensure the availability of safe and effective medicine. For their part, the President and members of the Pharmaceutical Importers Union praised the efforts of the leadership of the Ministry of Health and the Supreme Authority for Medicines, their understanding of the issues raised at the meeting, the speed of response and guidance in implementing urgent solutions, and the endeavor to develop the general performance in the Authority. Source: Yemen News Agency