566 new health food suppliers registered in Saudi Arabia

Published January 9th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The Saudi Undersecretary for Health Qasem Al-Qasaby said that the Saudi Health Ministry agreed to register 566 new suppliers of herbal and health food products in the Kingdom, reported Al-Hayat.  

 

Addressing a symposium about the role of pharmacies in first aid care in Saudi Arabia, the same official stated that the number of registered health food companies in this sector in Saudi Arabia stands at 126. There are 3,280 pharmacies in the Kingdom which employ 3,615 pharmacists most of whom are non-Saudi. — (menareport.com) 

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