Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population said it has unveiled a national strategy aimed at strengthening the stability of the domestic pharmaceutical market and enhanced emergency pharmacy services across the country.
The Health Ministry spokesperson, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, said that the strategy would focus on maintaining the uninterrupted availability of critical and strategic pharmaceuticals.
Ghaffar said that it includes real-time monitoring of drug stocks, strict oversight of production lines, and enforcement measures to prevent unjustified stockpiling.
He said that as part of these reforms, 29 new emergency pharmacy branches had been established nationwide.
He added that a revised horizontal distribution model has also been deployed to supply high-demand medicines to 28,000 pharmacies.
While, additional service points have been activated, and partnerships with private pharmacies had been initiated to improve accessibility and reduce patient congestion.
