According to local news outlets, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has objected to some articles pertaining to a draft law on clinical trials. Although the law was passed in May and consists of 18 articles, it has stirred some controversy in regards to ethics and legalities which were expressed in a letter by the president to the House of Representatives. ”Some of the most controversial articles of this law have sparked serious reactions and divided public opinion into either strong sceptics or feverish supporters; the president’s office has also received important remarks from some scientific and professional circles and all indicate that some of the law’s articles are still a matter of severe controversy,” said the President’s letter according to Al-Ahram. The letter is concerned with principally with bands 4, 5, 9, 11, 19, 20 and 22; it also suggests for the law to be reconsidered not only by the President but also by researchers and the members of the Doctors’ syndicate. Among the voiced concerns is that foreign companies should not test their drugs on Egyptian citizens prior to having tested these same drugs in the originating country,…
President Sisi Objects to Parliament’s Clinical Trials Draft Law
October 4, 2018
