The size of the Algerian pharmaceutical market was estimated at 3.3 billion euros at the end of 2016, said Monday in Algiers the Director of Pharmacy in the Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, Hamou Hafed.
Speaking during the 18th edition of the International Pharmaceutical Forum, Hafed said that the supply of medicines in Algeria was currently provided by 314 private operators, 150 wholesalers-distributors and 9,600 pharmacy pharmacies.
The market share of local drug production has increased five-fold over the past five years, while that of private operators has decreased by 14.5% over the same period (imports of finished products and bulk). For 2017, the budget allocation allocated to this sector is 100 billion DA against 54 billion DA in 2012, he reminded.
Over the past three years, Algeria has registered more than 140 new pharmaceutical investment projects with an average of three to four manufacturing units that are being developed annually, according to Hafed, who That the public authorities try to control expenditure on medicines, in particular through the promotion of a local pharmaceutical industry.
The import bill for pharmaceuticals rose slightly (+ 2.4%) in 2016 to $ 2 billion, while imports decreased to 23,614.2 tonnes (-12.3%).
The Director of Social Insurance Funds at the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Djawad Bourkaïb, said that 55% of the Algerian population was currently covered by social security.
Some 12.69 million Chifa cards have been issued to date to 36.2 million people, according to the same official who pointed out that drugs alone accounted for 68% of social security spending.
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The 18th edition of the Pharmaceutical Forum, held on May 15 and 16, is attended by no fewer than 3,000 participants and nearly 60 national, international and African pharmaceutical companies representing 32 countries from Africa and elsewhere.
The discussion focuses on two key themes: “Improving governance of the African and global pharmaceutical world” and “Developing the African pharmaceutical industry and intracontinental cooperation”.
On the sidelines of these debates, workshops are planned to address issues related to ethics, ethics and regulation, professional qualifications, biomedical research and good pharmaceutical practices.
There is also discussion of improving access to essential medicines and therapeutic innovations, the quality and reliability of medicines and promoting the rational use of medicines.
