Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.
Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.
Sheikh Qassem: If you truly want to establish sovereignty and work for Lebanon’s interests, then stop the aggression.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.
Sheikh Qassem: The government’s latest decision [on the disarmament of the Resistance] is non-charter-based, and if the government continues down this path, it is not faithful to Lebanon’s sovereignty.

France battles dramatic shortages of critical medicines: Minister

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 4 Apr 2023 09:43
3 Min Read

The French Minister of Health and Prevention Francois Braun warns that across France, common pharmaceuticals, such as antibiotics and children's pain relievers, are short in supply.

  • x
  • The photo shows medicine boxes on shelves at a pharmacy in Paris, October 19, 2022. (AFP)
    The photo shows medicine boxes on shelves at a pharmacy in Paris, October 19, 2022 (AFP)

French Minister of Health and Prevention Francois Braun said on Monday France is suffering from substantial difficulties in obtaining vital pharmaceuticals, with the majority of pharmacies now experiencing shortages.

"We have a real problem with several medicines. We faced a shortage this winter. The supply of several drugs is limited, and there are fewer and fewer of them in stock. One just cannot find them in any pharmacy,"

Vowing that this crisis will not happen again, Braun said, "We are launching a plan against shortages of critical medications that people cannot live without. We are working on a list of essential medicines; it will be finished by May. We will be monitoring all stages of their production to control production chains and ensure their constant availability in pharmacies."

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Minister assured that stocks of amoxicillin and paracetamol, the consumption of which increases in winter, will be supplied.

Braun recalled that French President Emmanuel Macron had inked a decree mandating that France achieve complete medical independence by the year 2030, noting that the majority of pharmaceuticals are imported from China, India, and the United States.

Related News

Heal Palestine slams US for blocking Gaza kids’ lifesaving visas

How Laura Loomer halted lifesaving medical visas for Gaza’s children

France is the fourth-largest country in the European Union for pharmaceutical production, as per the journal Le Figaro.

It is worth noting that antibiotics, antipyretics, and painkillers are in short supply in French pharmacies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the flu, and the bronchiolitis epidemics this winter.

The newspaper added that 40% of the medications imported by the European Union come from China and India. Furthermore, these two nations generate 60% to 80% of the active chemicals, such as paracetamol. According to the report, the war in Ukraine has increased the price of domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers as well as driven up the cost of aluminum and glass packaging.

The French healthcare system is in the grip of a never-before-seen crisis. Last December, doctors in France have gone on strike for a week in order to demand an increase in consultation fees and better working conditions, effectively shutting down the country's healthcare delivery system.

The wage dispute with the government comes as France struggles with rising inflation and worsening economic conditions.

In recent months, similar strikes have occurred in other European countries, including the United Kingdom, as a result of a cost-of-living crisis.

Read next: Europe battles a dramatic shortage of medicine

  • Medical treatment
  • Medicine shortage
  • France
  • European Union

Most Read

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, executive director of the defense division of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, undated (Social media)

Israeli-born US prosecutor drops Israeli officer child sex crime

  • Politics
  • 19 Aug 2025
Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime minister's office in al-Quds, Occupied Palestine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu deliberately derailing truce with Gaza occupation: Hamas

Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics

Irish president renews call for UN military intervention in Gaza

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the US Embassy in Aukar, northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 21, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US envoy, Netanyahu discuss restraining attacks on Lebanon, withdrawal

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in multiple areas in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Ansar Allah vow sustained Gaza support despite Israeli strikes

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS