11:14 AM
Sunday 20 February 2022
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
The Doctors Syndicate commented on the arrest of “Ahmed Abu Al-Nasr”, who for many years provided medical advice and information and promoted the sale of medical prescriptions to citizens via satellite channels and social networking sites.
The union said in a statement today, that these therapeutic prescriptions – including what the accused called “curcumin” – are licensed by the Ministry of Health, contrary to the truth, which caused harm to the health of citizens and was a cause for questions and complaints from the Doctors Syndicate and those interested in health affairs.
The Syndicate thanked the Egyptian security services for responding to the complaints of the medical community and citizens, and for arresting the accused. It notes that the so-called “Ahmed Abu Al-Nasr” is not a doctor, and his name is not registered in the Doctors Syndicate’s records and is not licensed to practice medicine.
The Medical Syndicate called on the Egyptian citizen to verify the identity and profession of the provider of medical information and advice, and not to obey any medical advice or prescriptions except from the specialized doctor.
The syndicate also called on the various media outlets to abide by the law and the media honor charter, and to make their platforms available to present health services and medical information only to specialists and following querying the relevant professional syndicates.
It also addressed its members to physicians to abide by the medical ethics regulations, in which “when addressing the public on medical issues through the media, the physician is obligated not to mention his place of work and ways of contacting him and to praise his expertise or scientific achievements, and it is sufficient to mention his professional capacity and field of specialization, and not Mentioning unconfirmed or unconfirmed scientific opinions or dealing with various topics on them.” The Egyptian Medical Syndicate also notes that the Medical Ethics Regulations prohibit a doctor from using his name in the promotion of medicines, drugs, various types of treatment, or for any commercial purposes in any form. The Code of Ethics also prohibits a physician from selling any medicines, prescriptions, devices, or medical supplies in his clinic or while practicing the profession for the purpose of trafficking. Medical devices or equipment, whether for free or in return for a salary or a reward.
In the same context, I valued the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 302 of 2022 regarding the formation of a supreme committee to grant a license to advertise any health product or health services, which is the complementary decision to Law 206 of 2017 regarding the regulation of of health products and services, this law that the Syndicate demanded Egypt’s doctors have repeatedly activated it, and the Medical Syndicate is waiting for the speedy implementation of this law.
