Homs-Sana
The pharmaceutical industry in Homs has proved its active role in supporting the national economy through its steadfastness and its continued work during the crisis and its contribution in securing the need of the domestic market of medicines and export to foreign markets despite the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria.
Iyad Al-Sibai, Managing Director of Ibn Hayyan Pharmaceuticals Company, told SANA that the factory has not stopped during the years of crisis in order to maintain the continuity of supplying the local market with the necessary medical products.
Dr. Nabil Al-Qaseer, General Manager of Medico Pharmaceutical Industries, asserted in a similar statement that the company faced the economic siege and the difficult crisis conditions and the obstacles in providing spare parts for machinery and raw materials and insisted on securing the national pharmaceutical product in all its categories in order to support the economy. 300 pharmaceutical classes and employ more than 400 workers.
Bassem Al-Jani, CFO of Amissa Pharmaceutical Industries confirmed that the factory continued production during the crisis years despite its presence near the northern countryside of Homs and the difficulty of access to the factory in many times and defied the economic siege imposed on Syria, which led to the difficulty of securing raw materials, pointing out that the factory returned to The entire production of the various types of medicines, which amounts to about 130 medicinal varieties and can meet the needs of the local market of medicines produced by.
A number of citizens expressed their confidence in the national medicine, pointing out that the smuggled medicine remains unknown and there is no supervisory authority to examine it and ensure its medical safety, calling for the need to work to reduce the prices of medicines, especially chronic ones.
In turn, Dr. Maha Ibrahim, head of the Scientific Committee in the Homs Pharmacists Syndicate, pointed out that the locally produced medicine covers 95% of the market needs, indicating that there are 96 pharmaceutical factories in Syria that provide multiple medicinal classes.
She pointed out that all types of drugs for chronic diseases and tumors are available except some cancer medicines and some vaccines, where the Ministry of Health is addressed to provide through import.
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