Ministry, Novartis ink deal to boost strategic drug stockpile

DUBAI / WAM

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) signed an agreement with Novartis Middle East on the provision and recycling of the strategic drug stockpile in severe and emergency situations.
The agreement includes 31 life-saving and emergency dr-ugs. The one-year-agreement aims at strengthening pharmaceutical security and appropriate response to emer- gency cases, with formation of a joint committee to follow up agreement implementation.
Dr Abdul Karim Abdullah Al Zarouni, Director of MoHAP’s Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Operations Center, said, “The agreement comprises 31 drugs including medications for the treatment of immune system disease, cardiovascular disease, urinary tract, gynecology and obstetrics dise- ases, endocrine disease, blood and malnutrition disease, bone diseases, neurological disease, respiratory system, and other chronic diseases.”