The Prime Minister, Mr. Sifi Ghrieb, chaired a cabinet session on Wednesday dedicated to evaluating multiple executive decree drafts and tracking strategic initiatives within the medical, transit, and water resource sectors, according to a briefing from the Prime Minister’s office.
According to the official statement, the deliberations focused initially on an executive decree proposal outlining the regulations and frameworks for prescribing and distributing pharmaceutical supplies tailored for human medical care.
This text aims to clarify the professional boundaries for medical staff within both state-run and private clinics and centers to assure a balanced, safe utilization that aligns with national public health mandates.
The brief notes that this measure serves as a tactical tool to reinforce the domestic pharmaceutical sector and update clinical practices across Algeria. This move addresses the urgency of aligning regulatory boundaries with a shifting medical landscape, which is increasingly defined by updated clinical therapies, a broader selection of accessible medicines, and emerging hazards tied to improper use, counterfeiting, and the illicit redirection of highly regulated substances.
Subsequently, the administration examined an executive decree draft intended to grant public utility status to the construction of the Algiers–Tamanghasset railway corridor, specifically highlighting the El Meniaa–In Salah and In Salah–Tamanghasset segments.
These two stretches, spanning 410 kilometers and 676 kilometers respectively, form part of a foundational megaproject covering over 2,400 kilometers to tie Algiers directly to Tamanghasset. This massive logistical network is anticipated to boost rail transportation across the High Plateaus and southern regions, while simultaneously elevating the living standards of local communities and driving a more integrated economic expansion throughout the zone.
Finally, as part of its oversight regarding domestic drinking water logistics, the administration reviewed the completion timelines for several critical water management assets.
Discussions focused primarily on construction and downstream integration tasks for the Western Algiers seawater desalination facility in Fouka, alongside infrastructure projects intended to supply drinking water to the community of Tin Zaouatine, located within the In Guezzam district, by tapping into the Tanezrouft water basin.
Furthermore, the executive body reasserted its determination to maintain its path toward updating fundamental infrastructure networks and safeguarding national water security, with a special emphasis on southern territories facing unique geographical hurdles concerning water availability.