Dependency on medicines would it even more dangerous than food addiction? In any assertion by the Minister of Health of Algeria Djamel Ould Abbes. One way to explain the $ 380 million invested in the country in 2011 in the pharmaceutical sector.
Speaking at a two-day conference of the High commission of Arab medicine, the minister also said that these investments were focused on 912 types of drugs on 5683 market in Algeria. Among the major investors, Jordan led the way with the laboratory Hikma (130 million USD invested, is followed by Saudi Arabia (70 million USD investment), the United Arab Emirates (26 million USD invested), Egypt (20 million) and Tunisia (10 million USD).
The minister also wanted to stress the need to implement a common Arab policy of the drug. Stated objectives: to reduce drug imports and reduce dependence vis-à-vis abroad.Speaking at a two-day conference of the High commission of Arab medicine, the minister also said that these investments were focused on 912 types of drugs on 5683 market in Algeria. Among the major investors, Jordan led the way with the laboratory Hikma (130 million USD invested, is followed by Saudi Arabia (70 million USD investment), the United Arab Emirates (26 million USD invested), Egypt (20 million) and Tunisia (10 million USD).
It should be remembered that Algeria imports 70% of its drugs. According to official figures, the amount of imports rose from $ 1.45 billion in 2010 to $ 1.7 billion in 2011.
However the sector is not free of scandal. One of the recurring themes: certain drugs for serious diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer have an "unfortunate" tendency to evaporate in the wild.
December 30, speaking before the National Assembly, Mr Ould Abbes had accused some importers have speculated on the price of some drugs while conducting on-billings estimated at $ 94 million in 2011, all this to the great detriment of the people.
All is not rosy on the government side.
Last August, the Minister of Health, and had acknowledged the existence of a shortage of drugs, after long hidden, which would be due - he said - not to deficiencies in his department. But a poor control of orders by hospitals.
During his visit to the emergency medical and surgical Hospital of childhood Nafisa Hamoud, (ex-Parnet) of Hussein-Dey Ould Abbes had recognized that the lack of pharmaceutical products in many hospitals was due "to poor planning, programming and distribution. "
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