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Reshaping Lebanon’s pharmaceutical sector
  • 21 October, 2025

Reshaping Lebanon’s pharmaceutical sector

21 October 2025, Beirut, Lebanon – The Ministry of Public Health, with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), convened a national workshop on reforms in the pharmaceutical sector. The workshop – Reform prescription: reshaping the pharmaceutical sector for access, affordability and accountability, held in Beirut on 17 October – brought together senior officials, technical experts and representatives from professional organizations, academia, civil society and the private sector to help shape a comprehensive reform roadmap for Lebanon’s pharmaceutical system. In his opening remarks Minister of Public Health H.E. Dr Rakan Nassereldine reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to transparency and equitable access to quality medicines. “Reform and rescue is the defining vision of the current government, and for the Ministry of Public Health it is a daily mission. We are convinced that Lebanon will recover only through...