From the Los Angeles Times:
In a sudden move on Tuesday evening, Egyptian pharmacists decided to suspend their strike during negotiations with the government aimed at reaching a compromise on a new taxation law.
“We received strong promises from top officials that the problem will be solved,” Mahmoud Abdel Maqsoud, secretary-general of the pharmacists’ syndicates told The Times on his way to the Finance Ministry to start a new round of talks. “We don’t mean to torture patients; we deal with a very sensitive commodity so our moves should be well calculated.”
All private pharmacies have abided by their union’s decision to halt the strike, Abdel Maqsoud added. ...more
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Pharmacists put their strike on hold
It's a bit late, but here's an update on the Egyptian pharmacist strike...
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Egyptian pharmacists strike against tax law
From the International Herald Tribune:
Pharmacists in privately owned drugstores in Egypt went on strike Monday to protest efforts by authorities to enforce a new tax law, their union said.
The law, adopted in 2005, requires pharmacists to use a new bookkeeping method that includes all merchandise sold in drugstores — not just medicines — in their tax returns. Pharmacies in Egypt sell common toiletries and hair care products as well as pharmaceuticals.
Pharmacists argue that medicines are not a profit-making enterprise and that they should have a lower taxation, different from other goods.
Mohammad Abdel Gawad of the Pharmacists Union said the strike was called after efforts to get a tax exemption failed. He said many of the 45,000 privately owned pharmacies were expected to take part in the open-ended protest. Egyptian pharmacists strike against tax law -
Pharmacists in privately owned drugstores in Egypt went on strike Monday to protest efforts by authorities to enforce a new tax law, their union said.
The law, adopted in 2005, requires pharmacists to use a new bookkeeping method that includes all merchandise sold in drugstores — not just medicines — in their tax returns. Pharmacies in Egypt sell common toiletries and hair care products as well as pharmaceuticals.
Pharmacists argue that medicines are not a profit-making enterprise and that they should have a lower taxation, different from other goods.
Mohammad Abdel Gawad of the Pharmacists Union said the strike was called after efforts to get a tax exemption failed. He said many of the 45,000 privately owned pharmacies were expected to take part in the open-ended protest. Egyptian pharmacists strike against tax law -
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Syndicate to crack down on doctors selling medication in clinics
From Daily News Egypt:
Head of the Doctors’ Syndicate, Dr Hamdy El-Sayyed, sent a stern warning to any doctors found selling medication in their private clinics, saying they will be referred to a disciplinary court.
The announcement came in response to a complaint filed by Dr Ahmed Gebril, head of Alexandria’s Pharmacists’ Syndicate, regarding doctors and medical centers that sell medication without a permit, which is in violation of the law and the industry’s code of ethics.
El-Sayyed replied with a letter to Gebril, assuring him that any doctor accused of doing so would be referred to a disciplinary court.
He also said that the syndicate is “willing to start an investigation right away into every case mentioned in the complaint.”
El-Sayyed told Daily News Egypt that doctors who violate this law will be interrogated before being referred to a disciplinary court, which will then decide on the appropriate punitive measure — be it a warning, a fine or suspension that can range from one week to several months or even years.
Members of the Doctors’ Syndicate clarified that El-Sayyed’s announcement is nothing new because it is prohibited by law for doctors to sell medication. ...more
Head of the Doctors’ Syndicate, Dr Hamdy El-Sayyed, sent a stern warning to any doctors found selling medication in their private clinics, saying they will be referred to a disciplinary court.
The announcement came in response to a complaint filed by Dr Ahmed Gebril, head of Alexandria’s Pharmacists’ Syndicate, regarding doctors and medical centers that sell medication without a permit, which is in violation of the law and the industry’s code of ethics.
El-Sayyed replied with a letter to Gebril, assuring him that any doctor accused of doing so would be referred to a disciplinary court.
He also said that the syndicate is “willing to start an investigation right away into every case mentioned in the complaint.”
El-Sayyed told Daily News Egypt that doctors who violate this law will be interrogated before being referred to a disciplinary court, which will then decide on the appropriate punitive measure — be it a warning, a fine or suspension that can range from one week to several months or even years.
Members of the Doctors’ Syndicate clarified that El-Sayyed’s announcement is nothing new because it is prohibited by law for doctors to sell medication. ...more
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