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Shafaq News
07-05-2025
- Health
- Shafaq News
Iraqi Cancer Drug Scandal: Top Libyan health officials jailed
Shafaq News/ Libya's Public Prosecution on Wednesday ordered the detention of the country's health minister and several senior officials over irregularities in the import of cancer medication from Iraq. In a statement, the Attorney General's Office revealed that in addition to the minister, the detainees include the pharmacy department director, the chair of the general tenders committee, a central procurement officer, and a representative of an importing company. 'Investigators uncovered that the drug was imported without legal and technical approvals or coordination with the National Anti-Cancer Authority,' it added. 'This constitutes a breach of public procurement rules.' The cancer drug scandal surfaced last week after Iraq's Ministry of Health announced it had delivered the first locally produced shipment of cancer drugs to Libya. However, Libya's National Anti-Cancer Authority—the only body authorized to approve such treatments—denied receiving any shipments from Iraq or any other Arab or Asian country. In response, Libya's Attorney General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour affirmed that the Public Prosecution will take all necessary legal measures against those involved in the violations.
Shafaq News
29-04-2025
- Health
- Shafaq News
Libyan Health Ministry confirms deal to import Iraqi cancer treatment
Shafaq News/ Libya has contracted a local company to import an Iraqi-manufactured cancer drug, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday, following earlier denials by the National Anti-Cancer Authority. The ministry noted the Iraqi drug falls outside Libya's standard pharmaceutical list, but described securing it as a moral obligation due to national shortages. It added that efforts to expedite imports faced delays and stressed that the Drug and Food Control Authority would assess the quality of all shipments, noting that the Iraqi manufacturer is legally registered and each batch will undergo strict testing before distribution. The ministry's pharmacy department also expressed readiness to register any company wishing to supply medicines to Libya, provided that it adheres to approved standards and regulations. Despite the Health Ministry's announcement, Hayder Al-Sayah, head of the National Anti-Cancer Authority, denied importing any drugs from Iraq or any Arab or Asian countries, insisting that Libya sources its medications only from major companies in the United States and Europe. The announcement comes after Iraq's embassy in Tripoli and the Iraqi Ministry of Health revealed the first locally produced shipment of cancer drugs had been exported to Libya.
