The Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba, met with the Chairman and members of the Public Giving Committee, the Chairman and members of the Medical Supply Management Committee, the Chairman of the National Cancer Control Authority, and a number of department directors at the Ministry of Health and the Authority, to follow up on “the issue of providing oncology drugs and completing registration with the Muharib system implemented by the Authority.” National Cancer Control.
During the meeting, Al-Dabaiba stressed “the necessity of completing the registration work with the Muharib card and providing high-quality medicines to oncology patients from international companies, and distributing them through the Muharib card.”
He stressed, “the necessity of directing patients to register with the system, announcing it extensively, and following up on cases who are unable to register, so that the Authority undertakes this.”
He also stressed “the necessity of uniting the efforts of the regulatory and executive institutions in supporting the Public Tender Committee so that it can carry out its tasks in a positive manner to eliminate corruption and favoritism in the supply of medicines, and to ensure the provision of high-quality medicines through contracts with international manufacturers.”
Al-Dabaiba directed the committee to give the opportunity to local agents by activating their role with the manufacturing companies they represent, stressing “the necessity of completing and activating the medical supply system as the basic step to reduce the smuggling of medicine and its sale in private clinics and pharmacies.”
In turn, the Chairman of the Public Tender Committee presented a position on the work of the committee after its reconstitution by the Prime Minister, the approved plan for supplying medicines according to the needs referred by the Pharmacy Department of the Ministry of Health, and an emphasis on the policy of contracting with manufacturers while maintaining the role of the local agent and activating the role of the private sector. Libyan through legal and technical representation of international manufacturers.”
The Technical Committee of the National Cancer Control Authority also submitted a report on the continuation of registration with the Muharib card, as the number of registered patients as of this afternoon reached 17,362 patients, through which medicines will be supplied and distributed. Completing registration with the card and counting patients nationwide is considered an essential step in organizing the oncology file in all its aspects.”
The head of the Medical Supply Committee reviewed “the steps taken regarding the installation of the main and subsidiary system so that medicines can be distributed accordingly and needs received from hospitals and health centers through them.”
Last updated: October 15, 2024 – 17:21
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