At a meeting aimed at awarding a certificate of good manufacturing practices to a pharmaceutical company at the Ministry of Public Health, the acting minister Noor Jalal Jalali announced the enactment and approval of the law preventing the smuggling of food, medicine, and hygiene products, by the leader of the Islamic Emirate.
Jalali stated that health products and medicine are entering the country’s markets through smuggling routes and lack sufficient safety.
Noor Jalal Jalali, acting minister of public health, said: “A large portion of imported medicine and medical products enter the country through smuggling and are used locally, whose quality and effectiveness are unreliable.”
Hamdullah Zahid, deputy minister of medicine and food at the Ministry of Public Health, said: “Compared to imported products, domestically produced medicine, food, or medical products are much safer.”
At the same time, Noor-Ul-Haq Anwar, the head of the general directorate of the Islamic Emirate in administrative affairs described low-quality drugs and food as major causes of various diseases in the country and emphasized self-sufficiency in this sector.
Anwar also assigned the Ministry of Public Health with the responsibility of implementing these laws.
He said: “The people’s challenges are understood, and steps are being taken to address them.”
This certificate is being awarded to a pharmaceutical company at a time when citizens have consistently complained about the poor quality and high cost of medicine.
