Pumping quantities of locally made pills is an alternative to the importer

Dr Sahar Al-Sunbati, head of the family planning sector at the Ministry of Health and Population, confirmed that the Arab Society of Pharmaceutical Industries (ACIMMA) will soon inject a large amount of imported oral contraceptives into a chain of production and a factory of hormones.

Al-Sanbati added in a press release that the alternatives that will be pumped will be at prices that will compete with the importer. He pointed out that one million additional grain strips have recently been pumped into health units and centers so that beneficiaries can obtain them in case of a shortage of pharmacies and at a price of 65 piastres per band and in the name of of MicroFinest.

The sector manager confirmed that balances meeting the standard criteria as well as the existence of bids launched prior to the 2019-2020 exercise were aimed at maintaining the strategic stock and ensuring the continuity of the availability of products. means of government and the private sector.