ALGIERS- Over USD93 million will be saved by Algeria thanks to the production of 37 pharmaceutical products locally, in addition to the registration of 16 biosimilar and first generic medicines, the Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry said in a report.

ALGIERS- The Government examined in its meeting held Thursday, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad, a draft executive decree on the creation, organization and functioning of the network of product compliance testing laboratories.

ALGIERS- Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform Abderahmane Benbouzid, discussed Wednesday with Minister of Public Health of Sahrawi Republic, Kheira Bellaha, the means to provide health support to Sahrawi people, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic period. 

ALGIERS-The University of Djillali Liabes in Sidi Bel Abbès has entered the Academic Ranking of World Universities, called Shanghai Ranking, announced the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in a communiqué.

ALGIERS- Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdelbaki Benziane on Sunday received the African Union’s Commissioner of Human Resources, Science and Technology Sarah Anyang Agbor, said the ministry in a communiqué.

ALGIERS- The number of vaccine doses acquired so far by Algeria has reached some 2,500,000 units, as part of the efforts to fight the spread of Covid-19, said Sunday the spokesperson of the committee monitoring the pandemic progress, Dr. Djamel Fourar.

ALGIERS- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune said that "major awareness-raising campaigns" will be launched on vaccination as part of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

ALGIERS - Algeria is exposed to the danger of smoking due to a prevalence rate that reached 16.2% in 2017 among persons aged 18 – 74 years, Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, Abderrahmane Benbouzid said on Monday in Algiers.

ALGIERS- Algeria will receive Monday a new batch of 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinovac vaccine to protect against Covid-19, said an official of the health ministry announcing the arrival of about 3 million doses next July.

GENEVA- Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform Abderrahmane Benbouzid affirmed in the 74^th World Health Assembly that Algeria has taken measures at the highest level of the State to deal with the health challenge of Covid-19.