8/3/2016
The president Prof. Dr./ Maged el Kemary attends the third international
conference on Anti-counterfeiting of Medicines and Pharmaceutics which has
begun in Kuwait on Tuesday 19/1/2016 until Wednesday organized by the Ministry
of Health in Kuwait and Arab Union to combat counterfeiting in drugs and the
executive office of the council of the Ministries of Health for the countries
of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
As well, the president delivered a speech about Nanotechnology in
combating counterfeiting, forgery and cheating medicines and praised the idea
of organizing such kind of conferences concerned with the important issue
related to the risk of fraud in drugs, pharmaceutics and cosmetics related to
three key issues namely health protection, consumer protection and the extent
of damage and risks of these harmful practices on people’s lives and their
health as well as the fight against the commercial fraud and the provision of
health prevention to protect our communities.
The conference is held under the authority of secretary-general of the
Gulf Cooperation Council and the Sheikha Nawal el Sabah, the head of Arab Union
of anti-counterfeit medicine and medical supplies.