Three-Day DTC Seminar Launched at Deputy  Minister's Office for Food and Drugs

A three-day seminar on the establishment of Drug and Therapeutics Committees (DTCs) has begun at the Deputy Minister's Office for Food and Drugs, bringing together 60 staff from specialised and tertiary hospitals in Kabul.

The training, led by specialists from the Directorate of Pharmaceutical Services, covers rational medicine use, medical ethics, antimicrobial resistance and other key issues.

At the opening session, Dr Naeemullah Ayoubi, Director General of Pharmaceuticals and Health Products, highlighted the role of DTCs in reducing drug resistance, cutting treatment costs and duration, and lowering mortality rates.

Dr Ayoubi also referred to a religious principle, saying that saving one life is equivalent to saving all of humanity, stressing the ethical duty of healthcare workers.

Mawlawi Bashir Ahmad Haroon, Director of Pharmaceutical Services of the Deputy Minister's Office for Food and Drugs, urged participants to fully engage with the seminar and apply its lessons in their respective hospitals.