MOH adapts new strategy to provide safe, effective and affordable medicines

politics

12-11-2018, 10:23

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INA - Baghdad Ministry of Health announced the adoption of a new drugs strategy in coordination with the Pharmacists Syndicate and a number of related bodies. Deputy Minister of Technical Affairs Qassim jumaili told the Iraqi news agency (INA) that the strategy aims to deliver the drug with affordable prices to the citizen and that the medicine is safe and effective. He pointed out that the ministry aims to work with provide the health insurance for the citizen which guarantees a full health care. While the head of Pharmacists Mustafa Al Hiti said, "the local pharmaceutical companies if they can activate the production lines for chronic and cancer drugs will reduce state spending," Translated by Emad Atta