Ouagadougou: The Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday the creation of a new state company called the Central Purchasing of Generic Essential Medicines and Medical Consumables (CAMEG), with a share capital of 5 billion FCFA, following the dissolution of the CAMEG Association. The first report concerns the creation of a state company called the Central Purchasing of Generic Essential Medicines and Medical Consumables (CAMEG), declared the Minister in charge of Health, Dr. Robert Lucien Jean-Claude Kargougou, upon leaving the Council of Ministers. Dr Kargougou explained that the creation of this state company follows the dissolution of the CAMEG Association by its General Assembly on Friday March 22, 2024. He also maintained that the creation of this state company establishes the sovereign authority of the State in the strategic pharmaceutical sector. 'The creation of this state company should strengthen the governance of CAMEG and improve access to medicines for the population,' added the Minister in charge of Health. The said Council of Ministers also adopted the statutes of the new state company. The state company CAMEG has a share capital of 5 billion FCFA, entirely owned by the State, specifies the first official of the department in charge of Health. Source: Burkina Information Agency
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