Hargeisa (Hornpost.com) The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilaahi Cirro, speaks strongly about the substandard medicines imported into Somaliland and the expired ones whose dates have been changed.
The President of Somaliland added that anyone caught in this act should be given the severe punishment they deserve.
The President of Somaliland, Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilaahi Cirro, speaks about some medicines imported into Somaliland, which he visited at the Somaliland Quality Assurance Agency laboratory, which do not meet the required quality standards and pose a risk to the health of the person consuming them. “I visited the Somaliland Quality Assurance Agency laboratory and I was shown medicines there that do not meet the required quality or do not have the required milligram strength, so that is a danger to the people consuming them.”
Somaliland President Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi has described expired medicines as a national crime that will be confiscated before they are brought into Somaliland and anyone caught will face severe punishment. “The police recently told me that expired medicines have been seized and are being confiscated in a warehouse. It is a serious crime and anyone caught will face severe punishment. I would like to inform those who trade in this way that this is forbidden and they will be held accountable by GOD, so stop it. When they are caught, they should know that severe punishment will be meted out.” The president added that the same applies to food, which is of poor quality and should not be imported into the country.
The Somaliland president promised that the government will ensure that the Somaliland community has access to food and medicine.
The Somaliland president said this while addressing doctors and health professionals in Somaliland. “If a person eats unhealthy food or the medicine they are prescribed is not suitable, it will not help them, so they will not receive the health they need. Therefore, we are ensuring the quality of both medicine and food for our citizens,” said the President of Somaliland, speaking about the quality of medicine and food imported into the country.
Hornpost staff reporter
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