Pharmaceutical agencies warn of a worsening deficit

Pharmaceutical bodies and opposition parties in Tunisia today issued extensive warnings of a worsening central pharmaceutical deficit, amid rising unrest in the supply of medicines to hospitals and the local market.

The public foundation has accumulated debts to the global intelligence community, which have led to a loss of vital medicines, especially drugs for chronic diseases and cancer treatments within the country.

The government's financial policies have been criticized for Le Kef's inability to secure liquidity to cover basic imports, which has negatively reflected on pharmaceutical commitments and its foreign purchases.

This health shortage in the pharmaceutical market is accompanied by continued loss of other essential consumables in Tunisia including sugar, coffee and rice.