Venue: Le Royal Beirut Hotel- Dbayeh

Under the patronage of Mr. Wael Abou Faor, the Minister of Public Health, and Dr. Hussein El-Hajj Hassan, the Minister of Industry, Pharmaceutical & Food Supplements Business development Congress 2015 was held in Le Royal Hotel on the 23rd  and 24th of April.
Key figures from Lebanon, the Middle East, and Europe attended the conference and shared their experience in regulatory and quality assurance aspects of pharmacy practice.
The conference was held under the slogan “Good Practice for Better Health” and accordingly the most important topics highlighted during the conference were: regulation updates by the ministry of public health, harmonization of the global best practices within the local, food supplements and herbal products, management perspective in health, and finally OPL good pharmacy practice.
The Faculty of Pharmacy at Beirut Arab University hugely participated in Health Insights 5. Faculty members and graduates were among the actively participating attendees.
“The congress raised my awareness about the pharmacy practice regulation not only in Lebanon but also in the Middle East. I think this was a great opportunity for the regulatory affairs in Lebanon to benefit from the pros and avoid the cons of the health system regulations in nearby countries” quoted Deema Rahme, Faculty member at BAU.
“It was interesting to be here attending the sessions that identified the gaps we need to fix to improve our practice in Lebanon” quoted Rania Itani, BAU PharmD graduate.