Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has started receiving medicines from several new international pharmaceutical markets and many international pharma companies have evinced interest in setting up storage facilities for their medicines at the Hamad Port.
A senior official of HMC also reassured that the premier healthcare provider in the country has continued availability of medicines and medical supplies in the country, despite the unjust blockade imposed on Qatar by siege countries continues. The Corporate Pharmacy Department at the HMC has communicated with international companies in advance to avoid any shortage of medical supplies pertaining to blockade.
“We have got supplies from several internationally renowned pharmaceutical companies having their manufacturing units spread across the world that we can easily access. The products from the European and Western markets are available as before without any difficulties. Additionally, several products with high quality from Turkey were made available,” Dr Moza Al Hail, Executive Director of Pharmacy at HMC told The Peninsula.
Dr Al Hail further said that HMC has urged international pharmaceutical companies to shift operations to Qatar. Many have shown interest in setting up storage facility (for medicines) at the newly-opened Hamad Port. According to her, the Drug Supply Unit and the Corporate Pharmacy Department at HMC spared no efforts to preemptively store and maintain the normal supply of medications and other pharmaceutical products despite the existing challenges.
“The HMC Corporate Pharmacy department’s long-standing experience and proactive leadership qualities allowed a smooth transition in the current situation and ensured the continuous availability of medications from reputed alternative sources. Hence, we have succeeded in achieving our goal without compromising both quantity and quality of the medicines and medical supplies provided to the patients,” she said.
“I would like to stress that the conditions imposed on us have not affected our operational or technical skills, and we have made sure that there is continued availability of all essential medicines and medical supplies needed by patients in all our hospitals, including emergency drugs, medications used in chronic diseases and light-state medicines,” she added.
