During the opening of the seminar,  Dr Al Kanhal called for collaboration of government and businessmen efforts in order to eliminate this phenomenon that  cost the community huge financial and individual loss. He added that SFDA  is in the process of implementation of Fake Drugs Regulation and penalties therein, as soon as soon as it is approved by the Council of Ministers, including imprisonment, in order to eliminate this dangerous phenomenon.

It worth mentioning that the seminar included three sessions that addressed  many dimensions and issues where  important papers were presented including: (Pharmaceutical Counterfeit; A Global Perspective), by Dr. Yaquop Haddad, “ The Role of Customs in Combating Pharmaceutical Counterfeit”, by Dr. Saleh bin Manei AlKhilaiwi, General Manager of Customs Department. The Ministry of Health participated with a paper entitled: “Ministry of Health Role in Combating Drug Counterfeit”, by Dr. Mohammed bin Ali Dahaas, Executive Director for Surveillance and Enforcement, in addition to a paper entitled, “ The Role of Ministry of Commerce in Commercial Counterfeit, in general and Commercial Counterfeit Regulation”, by Mr. Fahad Al Hazily, while the third paper addressed Pharmaceutical Counterfeit; A local Perspective), by Mr. Mohammed Jummah (Kadasah Office)