Al-Nahdi CEO says pharmacies active players during pandemic

Al-Nahdi CEO says pharmacies active players during pandemic

JEDDAH: The pharmaceutical sector has played a major role during the coronavirus pandemic in the Kingdom by working with the Ministry of Health to protect people in the country, according to the CEO of Al-Nahdi Medical Company.Yasser Johari said the sector had been working to ensure that all necessities were available during the ongoing health emergency, and that it was an active partner with Saudi authorities. “(The sector) has been stable under the direct regulation (and) supervision of the Ministry of Health and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority,” he told Arab News. “We have always been an active partner to the regulators here.” The company has more than 700 branches and is expanding its health care provision and presence in line with the Kingdom's National Healthcare Transformation Program, which