On Tuesday, February 12th, Pharmaboardroom attended a breakfast event hosted by the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA) on competition law at the Cairo Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel. The theme for the event was competition law and its application in the Egyptian market, with the topic being introduced through a speech by Sir Geoffrey Adams, the British Ambassador in…
Last week saw the first meeting of the board of Egypt’s new Universal Healthcare Authority (UHA) managed by the Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait. Created to oversee the implementation of the new universal health insurance system, it will be put in place in July 2019. The new system will also aim to overcome glitches in…
The Health Committee of the Egyptian House of Representatives is preparing to discuss a draft law from the government on the establishment of the “Egyptian Drug Authority.” The new entity will specialise in all medicine-related issues, from pricing to shortages to registering new drugs. Similarly to Europe’s European Medicine Agency or the Food and Drug Association…