Sanaa inaugurates 2nd conference for national pharmaceutical industry

SANAA, Sept. 25 (YPA) – Deputy Prime Minister for National Vision Affairs, Mahmoud Al-Junaid, inaugurated on Sunday in Sanaa the 2nd conference for the national pharmaceutical industry, in conjunction with the World Pharmacists Day.

Al-Junaid affirmed the conference aimed to encourage pharmaceutical industries and replace the local industry and its settlement instead of the items that are imported from abroad and their effects on the import bill.

The two-day conference is discussed a number of Themes, research and scientific working papers on developing the national pharmaceutical industries, ensuring their quality, in addition the strategies of the local pharmaceutical industry in accordance with the national vision.

The conference was organized by the Supreme Authority for Medicines and Medical Supplies in cooperation with the Yemeni Federation of Pharmaceutical Producers, the General Investment Authority, as well as the Yemeni Pharmacists Syndicate, and the College of Pharmacy at Sanaa University, with the participation of a group of academics and specialists in various fields of pharmaceutical and medical sciences, and over 500 researchers from various Yemeni universities.

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