Ministry of Health to Participate in the 3rd Annual Cold Chain MENA Summit

The Ministry of Health will participate in the 3rd Annual Cold Chain MENA Summit, taking place on15 - 18 October 2012 in Dubai.

With the continued growth in the MENA biopharmaceutical industry, there is a strong need to ensure proper handling, storage and distribution of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products. This event will combine Supply Chain, Logistics and Quality leaders from multi-national biopharma companies from the region and around the world, as well as government and regulatory figures to discuss issues and proposed solutions that may occur across the supply chain.

During the summit, Dr. Amin Al Amiri from the Ministry of Health will discuss with the audience the Ministry's efforts and strategies to ensure safety and quality distribution of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.

The chairman of the event Andre N. Verdier, President of the Executive Committee Supply Chain and Logistics Group in the U.A.E. said "The rapid growing economies in the GCC give a vast amount of opportunity for businesses to develop their Cold Chain service offerings while clients seek improvement performance, Cold Chain Integrity as well as on their cash flow and bottom line; this event has been designed to provide an excellent opportunity to stay updated with the latest developments and to analyse the latest industry best practices."

Further talks will be held by Hasan Jabarti, Head of Quality Assurance - Novartis Pharma Services; Hany Gamal, Regional Manager of Drug Regulatory - Boehringer Ingelheim; Dr. Samer Ellaham, Chief Quality Officer, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and many more industry professionals.

Doaa Said, Conference Director at IQPC said, "This event plays an important role in strengthening cooperation between pharmaceutical providers and logistic companies in the region."

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