Egypt’s PM inspects four pharmaceutical factories in 6th of October City

CAIRO – 21 September 2024- Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly will inspect four pharmaceutical factories on Saturday in the 6th of October City.

Last Wednesday, he inaugurated the first industrial complex of the Turkish company "Beko," which specializes in manufacturing home appliances. The complex spans 14,000 square meters in the industrial zone of 10th of Ramadan City.

Today’s tour comes amid a shortage of medicines in Egypt as some vital medicines for common diseases are unavailable in pharmacies like medicines for hypertension and diabetes.

On July 14, 2024, Madbouly directed the government to solve the problem of medicine shortage that the country is going through. The Prime Minister’s directives were given during a meeting with his deputy for human development and Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and Chairman of the Egyptian Medicines Authority Ali Al-Ghamrawi.

The Cabinet has received a number of complaints in this regard, according to a statement released by the cabinet on Sunday. “We must work to solve these problems and coordinate with pharmaceutical companies to double production. We are ready to support any steps in this file,” said Madbouli.