Nassereddine: Suspending the circulation of some medicines until their assessment is completed and ensuring safe treatments are priorities
The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Rakan Nassereddine, announced that the ministry had, for the first time, decided to suspend the circulation of some medicines until their assessment is completed in accordance with updated guidelines and standards, stressing that securing life-saving and most-needed medicines at the best possible quality and price constitutes…
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- According to Nassereddine, the ministry reviewed some imported biosimilar medicines that had entered the Lebanese market under World Health Organization guidelines issued in 2009, prompting it to revisit and update the standards in light of scientific developments; it suspended some medicines pending assessment under updated standards. Lebanon 24 ↗ · Al Manar ↗ · National News Agency ↗
What the sources say about the impact
- The ministry said expanding treatment protocols and including bone marrow transplants under its full hospital coverage provided additional treatment options. Lebanon 24 ↗ · National News Agency ↗
- Kids First founder Peter Noun said the ministry's medicines and treatment-cost support had been essential to continuity of care for children with cancer and blood disorders. National News Agency ↗ · Al Manar ↗
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- Rakan Nassereddine
- Lebanon’s Minister of Public Health. Earlier reports also identify him in that role while describing ministry health initiatives. Al Manar ↗ · Nassereddine at the opening of the 27th Pharmaceutical Conference: President Aoun supports the health and pharmaceutical sectors · Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine: Coverage of cochlear implant surgeries for children begins, with the Ministry covering 80% · Health Minister meets Palestinian Ambassador to discuss refugee conditions
- Peter Noun
- Founder and president of Kids First, an association supporting children with cancer and blood disorders and their families. Al Manar ↗ · National News Agency ↗ · Health Minister at the opening of the “Kids First” conference: Developing healthcare benefits for children after bone marrow transplants were added to hospital coverage
- Mona Allameh
- President of the Lebanese Pediatric Society, identified as a participant in the Kids First conference. Al Manar ↗
- Adlette Ainati
- Representative of the Lebanese Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, identified as a participant in the Kids First conference. Al Manar ↗ · Health Minister at the opening of the “Kids First” conference: Developing healthcare benefits for children after bone marrow transplants were added to hospital coverage
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