In line with the Good Storage & Distribution Practices of Pharmaceutical Products project that has brought core improvements at the level of the Lebanese pharmaceutical warehouses, the MoPH launches today through its Quality Assurance of Pharmaceutical Products program, the Good Storage & Distribution Practices of Food Supplements guideline.

The Ministry of Public health has launched the pilot phase for 2D data Matrix Barcode Implementation on pharmaceutical products in the auditorium of the Ministry in Bir Hassan, under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani and in the presence of Director General of the Ministry Dr. Walid Ammar, the President of the Lebanese Order of Parmacists Georges Sili, the President of the Syndicate of Pharmaceutical Industries Caroline Abi Karam, the president of the Lebanese Pharmaceutical Importers Association Armond Phares, the President of the Syndicate of Hospital Owners Sleiman Haroun, the President of the Order of Physicians Raymond Sayegh, The Director of the Medical Care Directorate Dr. Joseph El-Helou, WHO representative Dr. Alissar Radi, Director of  E-Health program at the Ministry Lina Abou Mrad, and a number of representatives of hospitals and pharmaceutical industries...

The Ministry of Public Health announces that it will start to apply the 2D Data Matrix on pharmaceutical products, given the importance of this project in the development of the health system, by tracking the medicines, and combatting counterfeiting in order to ensure the safe provision of medicines to patients...

Deputy Prime Minister Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani paid a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he participated in the Conference of Health Ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation held on two days in Jeddah. He was received at the airport by the Consul General of Lebanon in Jeddah Ziad Atallah, the adviser to Saudi Arabia Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Bin Ibrahim Al-Sharif...
 

Issuance of a New Drugs Recalls Resolutions No.2312/1 Date 1/12/2017
 

Deputy Prime Minister Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani signed a collaboration document with the “Lebanese Democratic Women's Gathering” that aims at “raising awareness about the health risks resulting from child marriage at the largest scale.”...
 

Issuance of a New Drugs Public Price List No. 17/2/45324 Date 29/11/2017

أطلق نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء وزير الصحة العامة غسان حاصباني ووزير الزراعة غازي زعيتر نداء لترشيد استعمال المضادات الحيوية تحت عنوان "المضاد الحيوي يفيد عند اللزوم ويتسبب بالأذى إن لم يكن له لزوم"، وذلك بالتعاون مع منظمة الصحة العالمية وبالتنسيق مع الجمعية اللبنانية للأمراض الجرثومية بهدف الحد من ظاهرة مقاومة البكتيريا للمضادات الحيوية لأن سوء استعمال الأخيرة يحد من فاعليتها...

NNA – During his tour in Jbeil, Deputy Prime Minister Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani visited the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Notre Dame de Secours where he was received by Deputy Walid El Khoury, the Lebanese Forces candidate in the district Ziad Hawat, the Lebanese Forces Coordinator Charbel Abi Akel, the Director General of the hospital Father Wissam Khoury, the Finance Manager Father Simon Saliba, the Medical Director Dr Ziad Khoury,  Dr  Chawki El-Helou, Heads of the Medical Departments and a number of physicians and employees...