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The pharma crisis and the ensuing hike in meds prices was mishandled by Health Minister Ahmed Rady<\/strong>, raising questions about his competence and crisis management capabilities, Mohamed Salah El Badry writes in a column penned for El Watan<\/a>. El Badry says that Rady mishandled the situation from the get-go, by initially denying there were any shortages in meds or infant formula, followed by his decision to unilaterally negotiate price hikes with pharma companies, excluding other important parties such as the Pharmacists\u2019 Syndicate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The pharma crisis and the ensuing hike in meds prices was mishandled by Health Minister Ahmed Rady, raising questions about his competence and crisis management capabilities, Mohamed Salah El Badry writes in a column penned for El Watan. 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