가짜 및 불량 의약품 논란 속에서 전문가는 필리핀의 의약품 감독을 강화하기 위해 보건 전문가에 대한 전문 훈련을 촉구한다. 자민 박 박사는 의사들이 인구 수준의 결정을 자동으로 할 수 있는 능력이 없다고 주장한다. 이는 건강 문해력이 낮은 사회에서 매우 중요하다.
필리핀대학교 공중보건대학원 겸임교수이자 싱가포르 힐 벤처 랩 매니징 파트너인 자민 박 박사는 의약품 취급에 대한 전문 훈련의 필요성에 대해 의견을 밝혔다. 2026년 2월 5일 Rappler에 게재된 그의 글에서 최근 가짜 및 불량 의약품 관련 스캔들이 공분을 불러일으키고 엄격한 집행을 요구하고 있지만, 이는 부족하다고 주장한다.
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Egypt's Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met with Magdy Hassan, head of the General Syndicate of Veterinarians, to discuss shared priorities including professional training, proposed amendments to the veterinary practice law, and challenges in the veterinary medicines market, the ministry announced on Wednesday. The minister directed the preparation of a study on allowing veterinarians to enroll in the National Nutrition Institute's nutrition diploma program, while stressing that therapeutic nutrition is a medical practice requiring an appropriate professional license.
A high-level Indian delegation, led by Raja Bhanu of India's Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil), met on Sunday with key figures in Egypt's fast-growing pharmaceutical sector to boost bilateral cooperation and trade.
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From January 1, 2027, prescriptions for care and medications by sector 3 liberal doctors will no longer be reimbursed by Assurance-maladie, under the 2026 social security financing law. The measure affects about 1,000 non-conventioned doctors out of more than 200,000 in practice. The profession is voicing anger over this restriction.