Considering that food and medicine for the Libyan citizen falls within the national security, the Minister of Economy and Trade, Mr. Muhammad Al-Huwaij, met with the head of the Internal Security Agency, Mr. Lotfi Al-Hariri, on Sunday 27/03/2022 to set a mechanism for controlling food and medicine prices and working to stabilize them in the Libyan market, where it was agreed on the importance of issuing a decision on the indicative prices for medical services and controlling smuggled and unlicensed medicines through the relevant authorities.

The attendees also agreed to activate the Medicines and Medical Services Pricing Committee, to set indicative prices for hospitals and clinics, and to put the price on the medical prescription certified by the pharmacy’s seal, or to issue an invoice showing the type and price of the drug.
The importance of activating the medical supply system to import medicines for incurable and chronic diseases was also discussed.

The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Medical Supply System Committee, the Director of the Pharmacies and Medical Equipment Department, the Food and Drug Control Center, the Director of the Internal Control Office, the Director of the Technical Affairs Department, and the Head of the Quality Department.