Member of the National Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries Nabil Saïd said Tunisia’s healthcare and pharmaceutical industry continues to deliver “acceptable” performance compared with many other countries, despite the difficulties and challenges faced in recent years.
Speaking on the Ecomag program on Express FM, he explained that criticism of Tunisia’s healthcare system often focuses on temporary issues such as shortages of certain medicines or difficulties faced by healthcare facilities.
He stressed the importance of assessing the situation from a broader perspective that considers the realities of healthcare systems worldwide.
Saïd said Tunisia still provides citizens with “access to treatment and healthcare services within relatively reasonable timeframes,” whether in public hospitals or private clinics, describing this as one of the strengths of the national healthcare system.
He noted that long waiting times to consult specialists are common in many developed European countries, where appointments in some medical specialties can take several months, while waiting periods in Tunisia remain relatively shorter in many cases.
The representative of the National Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries added that Tunisia’s healthcare system still needs further reforms and investment to improve services and quality of care, but said this should not overshadow the progress achieved over recent decades in healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry.
