Health Minister threatened testing compaines with closure

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This goes along with many other issues at hand, and directly effected the test results for the Russian wheat. do to the reagents used, being out of required specifications. the specs include the required registration of all drugs,equipment and even over the counter items, (all items sold by pharmacies)

some of the local companies have started testing operations for swine and bird flu. some are doing, a swab sample from the nose and issuing the result the same day for a fee of one hundred and sixty Egyptian pounds.

that said, the local authorities indicated this type testing will only yield results for the common types of flu a/b in general.and this type of testing and stealing should be stopped now.this practice could lead to and result in injury of the public.

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15/ 6/ 2009


Photo by El-Sayed El-Baz
Man wearing mask in the subway

The confirmed infections with H1N1 (swine flu) in Egypt has reached 19 cases, the latest of which was an American child that was taken to the Cairo Fever Hospital yesterday for treatment.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said that the epidemic is under control. Also, doctors said there is no need to panic, as the virus is weak, contending that the mortality rate is 0.5%.

Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesman of the Ministry of Health, said the 4-year-old American child, who lives with his family in Cairo, has developed the symptoms on Friday, but his condition is currently stable in hospital.

He said all the cases that were recorded in Egypt were of people coming from abroad, of which 8 have recovered and 11 are still being treated.

The quarantines in Cairo and the provinces have yesterday isolated 8 suspected cases. They are an Egyptian woman called Madiha Hassan Abdo, 53, coming from Jeddah, Mohamed Hassan, 4, and his mother, coming from the UAE, a Bulgarian girl child called Salina Zbinova in Hurghada, an Egyptian called Ahmed Ibrahim Abdel Moteleb, 11, from Zagazig, coming from America, Adel Francis Fanous, 45, at the Qalyubia Chest Hospital, a German female tourist called Karina, held in Nuweiba, an Egyptian girl called Dina Mohamed Abdel Fattah, 3, arriving with her mother from Kuwait.

The American University has resumed classes yesterday, a week after closing when 7 students were infected. It said they have all recovered totally, and the quarantine was lifted from the hostel in Zamalek.

Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif told reporters yesterday that the epidemic was under control and that the government is committed to announce all the facts. He called on the citizens to cooperate with the authorities, and urged them not to panic or listen to rumors.

For his part, Dr. Hatem el-Gabali, Minister of Health, threatened to close the companies that smuggle the swine flu testing material and equipment, and to close the private laboratories that do swine flu tests. He told Parliament's Health Committee that these tests must be done at the central laboratories so that the government is fully informed of the situation.
Dr. Hamdi el-Sayed expected thousands of infections in Egypt in the coming weeks. He suggested that the Ministry of Health ask the hotels to accommodate the suspected cases that do not wish to go to the fever hospitals. Gabali told him sarcastically: "We will not provide them with high class accommodation."

Globally, the World Health Organization predicted that 30% of the Jordanians would get infected if a pandemic occurred. Morocco announced its second case. 17 more cases were detected in Israel yesterday, bringing the total to 94. China reported 22 new cases yesterday, 11 in Hong Kong, 2 in Turkey and 3 in Saudi Arabia.


Translated from the Arabic by Eltorjoman International

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Heres a bit on related information on counterfeit drugs, its sort of long but worth reading
via egypttoday

June 2009
Off the Script
The Ministry of Health and Population targets counterfeit drugs in pharmacies
By Passant Rabie



For every original Picasso, there are thousands of imitations, just as every electronic device has a cheaper version with a similar sounding name and an authentic Louis Vuitton bag is nearly identical to its knock-off counterpart. These days, the market is full of Adidos shoes and Chevrlet tailgates. But while sporting a faux fashion item is not hazardous to your health, the same cannot be said for counterfeit pharmaceuticals.




The Ministry of Health and Population estimates that counterfeit drugs account for 10 percent of total pharmaceutical products sold here, bringing in around LE 1 billion of the LE 12 billion revenue earned by the pharmaceutical industry. Last year in May, Minister of Health and Population Dr. Hatem El-Gabali issued a ministerial decree banning pharmacies from selling or distributing any drug that has not been registered with the ministry. This includes all pharmaceuticals, from over-the-counter drugs such as aspirin to prescription medications like Plavix, which is used to prevent blood clots.

The decree is a bandage on the problem while the Health Ministry works on drafting a new law governing the entire pharmaceutical industry.

 

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ahh, the virus theft. The original virus may belong to Mexico,
but the mutations which it generates in Egypt are owned
to the health department ;-)

 

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The article below speaks directly to the related issues and of the black market for sales of certain products. I tested one local pharmacy, we use by inquiring about the purchase of tamiflu and was told its not a problem! and the owner of the shop mentioned two of his sources for purchase directly,by name.

my edits are in (blue)
Translation: Arabic » English

450 جنيهاً سعر التاميفلو فى السوق السوداء link to Arabic version
الأثنين، 15 يونيو 2009 - 10:21


وزارة الصحة تمنع تداول التاميفلو فى الصيدليات الخاصة
كتبت أميرة عبد السلام


تحول التاميفلو إلى كلمة سر فى مواجهة أزمة أنفلونزا الخنازير، ولكنها امتدت لتصل إلى الصيدليات فى العديد من المناطق التى شرعت فى بيع عبوات التاميفلو للمواطنين بشكل غير شرعى وسرى.

فعلى الرغم من منع وزارة الصحة تداول التاميفلو فى الصيدليات الخاصة فإن هناك العديد من الصيدليات تبيعه للمواطنين فى ظل تزايد الطلب عليه اليوم السابع اقتحمت السوق السوداء للتاميفلو للتعرف على كيفية الشراء وقوائم التسعير.

أولى المناطق التى ظهر فيها بيع التاميفلوا فى سوق السوداء منطقة الزمالك والتى ظهر فيها العديد من الحالات المصابة بالمرض بالمقر السكنى للجامعة الأمريكية، مما دفع العديد من المواطنين القاطنين بمنطقة الزمالك إلى شراء احتياطى من التاميفلو، خوفا من الإصابة بالمرض، مما دفع العديد من الصيدليات اللجوء إلى بيعه بشكل سرى للمعارف والمقربين وأهل الثقة منهم فقط.

امتدت السوق السرية للعقار إلى المعادى ثانى منطقة ظهرت فيها حالات مصابة بالمرض لتحتل صيدليات المعادى المرتبة الأكثر مبيعا للعقار فى الوقت الحالى بشكل غير رسمى أيضا.

ظهور سوق غير رسمية مبالغ فى أسعارها لبيع العقار بدأت فى الظهور مع الأزمة، ولكنها ازدادت بعد إعلان منظمة الصحة العاليمة مرحلة الإنذار السادسة والتى جاءت بالتزامن مع ظهور حالات مؤكدة فى مصر، حيث بلغت سعر العلبة التى تحتوى على عشرة أقراص تستخدم كجرعة واحدة بـ450 جنيها فى الوقت الذى لا تتجاوز سعره فى السوق الرسمية 350 جنيها فقط.

"ادمن" عقار مقاوم للفيروسات أيضا لكنه يحمل بكفاءة أقل من التاميفلو يجرى وصفه من خلال العديد من الصيدليات كبديل له، حيث إن سعره حوالى 5 جنيهات فقط يعمل على رفع مناعة الجسم ولكن درجة كفاءته أقل.

الصيدليات الكبرى مثل صيدلة "العزبى" و"سيف" و"على وعلى" رفضت الحديث وأكدت أنها ملتزمة بتعليمات وزارة الصحة بعدم بيع العقار على أمل منهم لبيعه فى القريب العاجل خاصة مع زيادة عدد الحالات المصابة.

فى المقابل حذرت وزارة الصحة من أن عقار التاميفلو والموجود فى الصيدليات معلنة أنه غير مطابق للمواصفات، فضلا عن خطورة استخدامه فى حالة عدم الإصابة بالمرض، حيث سيؤدى إلى عدم فاعليته العقار فى حال الإصابة كما قال الدكتور نصر السيد مساعد وزير الصحة للأمراض الوقائية، لافتا إلى أن أخذ العقار بشكل وقائى يسبب نوع من المقاومة الشديد للمرض فى حالة الإصابة بالفيروس، مناشدا المواطنين بالتوجه إلى أقرب مستشفى للحميات فى حالة الإحساس بالأعراض دون اللجوء إلى أخذ أى عقار.

Tamiflu, the price of 450 pounds on the black market
(Maadi price 750 Le Egyptian)
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 10:21


Ministry of Health to prevent the circulation of Tamiflu in the private pharmacies
Written by Amira Abdel-Salam


Tamiflu to the transformation of a password in the face of swine flu crisis, but extended to pharmacies in many areas began to sell packages of Tamiflu citizens illegally and secretly.

Although the Ministry of Health and the Prevention of Tamiflu in the circulation of private pharmacies, there are many pharmacies sell to the citizens in the light of the increasing demand for the seventh day broke into the black market for Tamiflu to learn how to purchase and pricing lists.

The first areas in which the sale of black market Altammivloa in the Zamalek area, which featured many of the cases of the disease at the American University of the apartment, prompting a number of citizens living in Zamalek reserves to buy Tamiflu, for fear of the disease, prompting many pharmacies asylum to sell it in a secret knowledge, confidence and the people close to them only.

Spread the secret of the real estate market to the second area of Maadi where cases have been infected with the disease of the pharmacies are selling (at) the most hostile place (inflated price) for the real estate (product, via the blackmarket) at this time in an informal as well.

The emergence of informal market in the amounts for the sale of real estate prices began to emerge with the crisis, but increased after the declaration of the WHO warning the sixth stage, which came in conjunction with the emergence of confirmed cases in Egypt, where the price of the box containing ten tablets used a one-medrol 450 pounds while not exceeding the market price at the official 350 pounds only.

"Addicted" drug-resistant viruses, but also to a less than efficient and Tamiflu are being described by many as pharmacies, as the price of about 5 pounds and only serve to raise the body's immunity, but the degree of efficiency is lower.

Pharmacies, such as the Great Pharmacy "Ezabi" and "The Sword" and "and" refused to talk and asserted that it is committed to the instructions of the Ministry of Health not to sell real estate in the hope of selling them in the near future, especially with the increase in the number of infected cases.
(the chain mentioned above has been inspected twice for compliance and passed both times)

In return, the Ministry of Health warned that the drug Tamiflu, and pharmacies located in the declared that he was not in conformity with the specifications, as well as the use of gravity in the absence of the disease, which would not be effective if the incidence of the drug, said Dr. Nasr, Mr. Assistant Secretary of Health for disease prevention, he said, pointing to the that the taking of property is a precautionary measure and the type of resistance to severe disease in the case of HIV infection, appealing to citizens to go to the nearest hospital for fevers in the event of a sense of symptoms without resorting to the taking of any property.

 

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the use of the term drug "store" in the article below means wearhouse storage facities, which are either owned by drug compaines or importers that also distribute products.

heres the article link in arabic


Lawsuit against the owners of drug stores on the withdrawal of their licenses
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 10:54


The administrative courts consider on Tuesday a lawsuit for rescission of the decision and the Minister of Health to withdraw the licenses of owners of drug stores
Wrote Sahar Talaat


Administrative Judiciary Court to consider the State Council on Tuesday, an action for rescission of the decision and the Minister of Health. Hatem mountain, to withdraw the licenses of the drug stores.

A number of owners of drug stores GOVERNORATES surprised by the decision to withdraw the ministerial permits, including, for the non-applicability of the amended terms and to be available in stores in their possession, and those conditions, the warehouse area of not less than 500 meters, and refrigerators available, especially to maintain the drugs, the conditions the owners of stores as unattainable to them, and confine it to the top distributors of drugs in Egypt.

 

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Jam engineers are testing laboratory revealed the suspect in the swine flu

كتب سامى عبدالراضى ٢٢/ ٦/ ٢٠٠٩ Sami wrote Abdalrady 6-22-2009
كشفت أجهزة الأمن فى الجيزة عن معمل تحاليل طبية معروف فى المهندسين استغل أزمة أنفلونزا الخنازير، وأعلن عن إجرائه تحاليل للكشف عن الإصابة بالمرض. The security services in Giza on the medical laboratory known engineers took advantage of the crisis in the swine flu, and announced that tests conducted for the detection of the disease.

واستقبل المعمل عددًا كبيرًا من راغبى إجراء التحاليل مما تسبب فى زحام شديد بشارع محيى الدين أبوالعز، وتوقف حركة المرور به. The lab received a significant number of those wishing to conduct the analysis, causing severe congestion in the street Aboul Mohiuddin, stopped by the traffic.

تم إخطار المستشار هشام الدرندلى، المحامى العام الأول لنيابات شمال الجيزة، وأمر بإغلاق المعمل وإرسال العينات الموجودة به إلى المعامل المركزية بوزارة الصحة لتحليلها. Been notified of Hisham Aldrndly, the lawyer for the first year procuratorates North Street, and ordered the closure of the factory and sent samples to the central Ministry of Health laboratory for analysis.

وباشر التحقيق إيهاب الفخرى، وكيل أول نيابة الدقى، بإشراف محمد السيد خليفة، رئيس النيابة، وتقرر استدعاء صاحب المعمل، وتبين أن ما قام به المعمل مخالف للقانون، وأن التحاليل الخاصة بأنفلونزا الخنازير تجرى تحت إشراف وزارة الصحة. And began to investigate Ihab honorary, and the first agent on behalf of Giza, the supervision of Mr. Mohammed Khalifa, the Chief Prosecutor, decides to call the lab and found that his lab is contrary to law, and that the tests for avian pigs under the supervision of the Ministry of Health.

 

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5 new cases of swine flu .. وضبط صيدليات شهيرة تبيع عقار ?تاميفلو? And control of pharmacies selling drug known ?Tamiflu?
كتب طارق أمين ومنى ياسين ومنار خاطر ومروى ياسين وهيثم دبور ٢٢/ ٦/ ٢٠٠٩ Tariq wrote the Secretary of the Mona Yassin, Mannar and Khater Marwa Yassin and Haitham Dabbour 6-22-2009

تصوير - محمد معروف Photo - Muhammad known
الفئران تنتشر فى? أبوقتادة? وتثير مخاوف الأهالى Mice are in the ?Abu Qatada? and raised fears the people
أعلنت وزارة الصحة، أمس، عن اكتشاف ٥ حالات إصابة جديدة بفيروس ?H١N١? المعروف بأنفلونزا الخنازير، لترتفع حالات الإصابة بالمرض فى مصر إلى ٣٩ حالة. Ministry of Health announced yesterday the discovery of 5 new cases of HIV ?H1N1? Swine flu is known to increase the incidence of the disease in Egypt to 39 cases.

على صعيد متصل، كلف الدكتور كمال صبرة، مساعد وزير الصحة لشؤون الدواء، لجنة تضم ٤ مفتشين لتنفيذ حملة تفتيش موسعة على الصيدليات للتأكد من عدم وجود عقار ?تاميفلو? فيها، وهو العقار المعترف به عالمياً لعلاج المصابين بأنفلونزا الطيور وأنفلونزا الخنازير. Meanwhile, Dr. Kamal Sabra, Assistant Minister of Health for medicine, a panel of 4 inspectors for the implementation of a dragnet search to pharmacies to ensure the absence of a real estate ?Tamiflu? where a drug is recognized globally for the treatment of people suffering from bird flu and swine flu.

وأسفر عمل اللجنة عن وجود العقار فى صيدليتين شهيرتين، وتبين أنهما تبيعانه للجمهور بأسعار مرتفعة، إلى جانب صيدلية فى دمياط، رغم أنه محظور تداوله خارج مستشفيات وزارة الصحة، كما ضبط تاجر فى مدينة أكتوبر بحوزته كمية من العقار فتمت مصادرتها، وإحالته إلى النيابة. As a result of work of the Commission on the presence of the drug in Shehadlitin Shahyrtin, indicating that they Tbienh to the public at high prices, in addition to a pharmacy in Damietta, although trading is prohibited outside the hospitals and the Ministry of Health, were also seized in October in the city of dealer in possession of a quantity of the drug She was confiscated and forwarded to the prosecution. وأكد الدكتور صبرة أن الحملات مستمرة للتأكد من التزام الصيدليات بتحذيرات التعامل مع ذلك العقار. Dr. Sabra and campaigns to ensure ongoing commitment to deal with the warnings pharmacies that drug.
وعلى صعيد مرض الطاعون الذى ظهر فى ليبيا، قال كبير الخبراء فى منظمة الصحة العالمية الدكتور إيرك برث إن المرض ظهر من قبل فى ليبيا، موضحاً أن ظهوره فى بؤر محددة جاء نتيجة عوامل مناخية مثل وجود محاصيل وفيرة. At the level of disease plague, which appeared in Libya, said a senior expert at the World Health Organization, Dr. Erik Perth that the disease appeared earlier in Libya, adding that his appearance at specific spots was the result of climatic factors, such as the presence of abundant crops.

وأفادت المنظمة بأن برث، الذى أنهى زيارة إلى ليبيا أمس، قام بعمل تقص واسع النطاق وأجرى عملية ترصد وبائى لتقييم وضع المرض القاتل هناك، لمساعدة السلطات الليبية على وضع نظام فعال للتصدى لتفشى المرض واحتوائه فى الوقت المناسب. The organization reported that the Perth, which ended a visit to Libya yesterday, has done extensive investigation and conducted the process of epidemiological surveillance and to assess the status of the deadly disease, there to help the Libyan authorities to develop an effective system to deal with the outbreak of the disease and contain it in a timely manner.

وقال برث فى مؤتمر صحفى، عقده فى مركز البطنان الدولى أمس، إن الاستعدادات التى اتخذتها ليبيا فى عدد من المناطق جيدة، وعلى المستوى الذى يتفق وما تراه المنظمة، موضحاً أن الأطباء الليبيين تعاملوا جيداً مع الحالات الأربع المشتبه فى إصابتهم بالمرض. Perth, said at a press conference, held in the Center for International Batnan yesterday that the preparations taken by Libya in a number of good areas, and at the level at which it deems consistent with the organization, pointing out that the Libyan doctors dealt well with the four cases suspected of contracting the disease.

وقامت ?المصرى اليوم? بجولة فى ?شبرامنت? و?أبوقتادة? اللتين تحولتا إلى مستوطنتين للفئران والقمامة والحشرات ورصدت غضب السكان من إهمال المسؤولين. The ?Egyptian today? tour ?Cbrament? and ?Abu Qatada?, which went to two of the rats and garbage, insects and the anger of the population is made of the neglect of the officials.