ALGIERS – A group of 1,133 public health specialists were assigned to provide medical coverage in various specialties throughout the country, Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform Djamel Ould Abbes said Wednesday.

ALGIERS- The production of insulin under Novo Nordisk licence in Constantine (431-km east of Algiers) will enable Algeria to halve its import bill, currently amounting to 120 million of euros per year, said the CEO of the Algerian pharmaceutical group Saidal, Boumediene Derkaoui.

GHARDAIA (Algeria)- The escalating incidence of high blood pressure in the country’s south "is a matter of concern," said Monday in Ghardaia (600-km south of Algiers) the deputy chairman of the Algerian Hypertension Society (SAHA) at a ceremony to mark the World Hypertension Day (May 14).

ALGIERS – The quantities of stored vaccines cover a demand of 2 to 6 months, apart from the batches to be received shortly, said Monday in Algiers director of Health Ministry prevention department, Professor Smail Mesbah.

CONSTANTINE (Algeria)- Laser vaporization of the prostate, a first in the Maghreb, broadcast live from the operating bloc of Daksi specialized hospital in Constantine (431-km east of Algiers), was successfully carried out Saturday under the supervision of Prof. Abderrezak Dahdouh.