The Pharmacoeconomics Workshop funded by The British Council to promote economic and social impact in Egypt, recruited nine Egyptian delegates from academia and government, which involved key collaborator Professor Samir Farid from the Pharmacy Department, Cairo University; Dr Amar Saad, Former Associate Minister of Health for Pharmaceutical Affairs. Researcher at the National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR); Dr Mahmoud Elmahdawy, Director, Patient Access & HEOR, Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Dr Ahmed Abuelhana, Director of Consultation & Training Center, Misr University Science & Technology Park.
The July one week workshop programme taught by Professor Baines, Health Economics, Faculty of Management, included a presentation from Professor Zaheed-Ud-Din Babar, Medicines & Healthcare, University of Huddersfield and concluded with a visit to McCann Health, London.











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