The Ministerial Committee Adopts Decisive Measures to Regulate the Drug Market and Combat the Impact of Counterfeiting

In a long-awaited move to curb the spread of counterfeit drugs, the Prime Minister chaired the meeting of the ministerial committee responsible for pharmaceuticals, in line with the directives of the President of the Republic and his vision for the "My Ambition for the Nation" program. The meeting included a detailed presentation by the Minister of Health on the current state of the pharmaceutical sector and the proposed measures to address the entrenched issues in the drug market, which have caused serious harm to public health over the years. Despite increasing public demands to resolve this crisis, successive governments have struggled to halt its escalation. The new measures include regularizing drug authorizations within three months, tightening transport and storage standards, implementing traceability for drugs from port entry to consumer, and standardizing drug prices nationwide. Hopes now rest on the government’s ability to respond effectively to this health crisis that deeply affects citizens' lives.