Medicines Authority in Sana’a organized International Day against Drugs

An introductory and energizing workshop was held today, in Sana’a for officials and supervisors of controlled drugs in government and private hospitals on the occasion of the International Day against Drugs.

And in the workshop, which was held under the slogan “With our efforts, we protect our youth”, with the participation of 80 officials and supervisors of controlled and narcotic drugs in hospitals.. The head of the Supreme Authority for Medicines and Medical Supplies, Dr. Ali Abbas, indicated that the workshop comes within the framework of the rehabilitation, training and awareness activities that it is holding on the occasion of the International Day against Drugs, which falls on the 26th of June.

He stressed the importance of concerted efforts by the official authorities to combat the smuggling of narcotic drugs in particular and drugs in general, praising the role of the Ministry of Interior in combating drugs.

For his part, the liaison officer in the General Department for Drug Control at the Ministry of Interior, Colonel Aiban Al-Radi, explained that there are direct directives and continuous follow-up from the revolution leader, Sayyed Abd al-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and the Supreme Political Council to work hard and strict in the field of combating the smuggling of narcotic drugs and drugs in general.

He referred to what the Ministry of the Interior is doing in combating drugs in cooperation with the relevant authorities, considering the Supreme Authority for Medicines as a major partner and the primary concern in that.

In turn, the Director of the Drug Administration at the Supreme Commission for Medicines, Dr. Noman Al-Qahtani, pointed out the importance of holding such revitalization and introductory workshops on how government, private hospitals, and all relevant authorities, deal with narcotic drugs and control through official methods, and with the documents explained for that.

The third paper referred to the standard methods for dealing with controlled medicines in the Dutch Doctors Without Borders organization and its projects.

The workshop also discussed the problems facing workers in this aspect, and set recommendations to solve all problems in a way that guarantees the quality, safety and safety of these medicines until they reach the beneficiary.

Source: Yemen News Agency