This is what the Minister of Health said about the scarcity of medicines – New Algeria

The Minister of Health spoke, Abdul Haq Sayhiabout the fact of the scarcity of medicines in Algeria during the year 2023, highlighting that the medicines were available on the market in significant quantities.

The minister stated that there was only a fluctuation of between 2 and 2.5 percent.

Minister Saihi explained, in a presentation he made before the Health, Social Affairs, Labor and Vocational Training Committee In the National People’s Assembly“Today, Tuesday, everything that is in the National Drug Code is available in our country.”

Regarding cancer, the Minister of Health revealed that “more than 50 percent of the central pharmacy budget has been allocated to hospitals to acquire medicines related to this disease.”

He expressed his hope that local production of related medicines would reach With cancer To 80 percent.

On the other hand, Saihi touched on the most important milestones that the sector has witnessed since the year 2021, indicating that the projects achieved fall within the framework of embodying the commitments President of the Republicespecially those related to the field of health.

He mentioned in particular the areas of digitization, prevention and control of transmitted diseases, in addition to health care, for which an action guide was created regarding maternal and child health, in addition to developing a program to follow up on heart diseases through a digital network at the national level.

He added that many activities related to neighborhood structures and hospital structures were organized to ensure care for both the preventive and hospital aspects, highlighting that the focus was on the preventive aspect to avoid many problems that may arise at the hospital level.

He also pointed out that every year, 2,800 specialist doctors are directed to hospital centers, including those in the south of the country.

In the context of the fight against cancer, Saihi confirmed that all accelerators that were broken were repaired and are currently working at the hospital level. Pointing out that new accelerators, such as the Constantine and Oran accelerators, were added about a week ago.

On the other hand, the Minister stated that 90 percent has been reached in the field of digitization of the health sector, noting that there are “programs to develop many digital platforms to care for patients.”