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[00:00:00] and preserving it from insect infestation.
[00:00:03] In the morning, this issue is then
[00:00:06] marketed through
[00:00:09] the marketing department of the General Organization and its branches
[00:00:13] located in the Syrian Arab Republic. It is
[00:00:15] directly
[00:00:18] network given to start the process of sifting, sterilizing,
[00:00:20] and preparing wheat so that it is ready for our farmer
[00:00:24] brothers at the appropriate time and with the specific
[00:00:28] program, and then to the global good quality. So, Mr. Ammar, the farmer needs these
[00:00:32] seeds in specific quantities,
[00:00:36] and also at times that are suitable for agriculture. How
[00:00:39] is it provided? How are the required quantities
[00:00:42] provided to the farmer and when are they delivered?
[00:00:45] Okay, the question is, currently, this is done
[00:00:49] in the General Organization through, after
[00:00:52] the wheat is
[00:00:54] supplied to the organization and the rest of the crops are supplied,
[00:00:58] the process of preparing and
[00:01:00] sifting and sterilizing the seeds begins immediately.
[00:01:03] This stage
[00:01:06] side effect that is on takes approximately two
[00:01:08] the prescription, to three months until the seeds are secured by
[00:01:11] the 11th month for our farmer brothers.
[00:01:14] However, we always have
[00:01:18] as a result of applying recommendations from the General Commission for Agricultural Scientific Research
[00:01:20] regarding seed rates. If
[00:01:22] it is irrigated wheat, the seed
[00:01:26] rate per hectare is 250
[00:01:29] states capable of protecting their peoples. kilograms. In addition,
[00:01:32] in the first stage, sorry, the first stages, it is given
[00:01:36] 200 kilograms for the rest
[00:01:40] of the rain-fed crops.
[00:01:42] Amidst this Therefore, we are within people, regardless of their nationality, are free and this procedure. We
[00:01:45] market it to our farmer brothers and we also
[00:01:49] repeat the process of increasing
[00:01:50] Al-Quneitra are an integral the seeds with our contractors with the organization more. As
[00:01:54] for the improved, we sell this improved
[00:01:57] wheat at the improved stage. We sell it to our farmer
[00:02:00] brothers finally for its cultivation
[00:02:04] and supply to the General Organization for Cereals. Yes,
[00:02:07] the idea has been conveyed, Mr. Omar. We thank Engineer Ammar
[00:02:11] Al-Muhammad, the General Director of the General Organization for Seed Propagation, very much.
[00:02:32] on this
[00:02:43] is the main message of this year's
[00:03:03] And we move to another very important segment because many times
[00:03:07] you can see on the screen. we take a certain medication to recover from an illness or to relieve
[00:03:11] its symptoms, but afterwards, we discover that there may be
[00:03:16] this link is not some side effects that appear, meaning, with this use. Do
[00:03:20] we ignore that or do we consider that a sign that deserves
[00:03:24] links at the bottom for attention and reporting? So, knowing the undesirable effects of medications
[00:03:28] and dealing with them or with them in general is an essential
[00:03:31] part of protecting our health. Yes, Yara, and from here comes the importance of pharmacovigilance,
[00:03:35] our positions, whether at which aims to monitor side effects,
[00:03:38] evaluate them, and reduce their risks. Within this approach, the Ministry
[00:03:42] of Health launched the activities of the Global Drug Safety Week
[00:03:46] under the slogan "Side Effects: Don't Ignore Them,
[00:03:49] Report Them" to encourage patients and healthcare workers to
[00:03:53] report. Yes, to talk about the reporting mechanisms and the role of the department in
[00:03:56] monitoring drug safety, we welcome our guest here at
[00:04:00] the pharmacist Hala Al-Haddad, Head of the Pharmacovigilance and Drug
[00:04:04] what action will be taken Studies Department at the Directorate
[00:04:04] should underestimate the people. The people were smarter than of Drug Control at the Ministry
[00:04:07] of Health. Good
[00:04:15] for Drug Safety under the slogan "Side Effects: Don't
[00:04:18] Ignore Them,
[00:04:21] I took today caused this Report Them." What is the main goal of this campaign? First, I would like to note one thing, that
[00:04:25] the Syrian Arab Republic has become
[00:04:28] a permanent member of the global pharmacovigilance program
[00:04:32] adopted by the Uppsala Monitoring Centre for global pharmacovigilance
[00:04:36] in 2018. Of course, this
[00:04:39] entity launches awareness campaigns every year
[00:04:42] to raise awareness in this field
[00:04:46] so that we do not ignore side effects.
[00:04:49] And its slogan, as you mentioned, this year was
[00:04:52] "Side Effects: Don't Ignore Them, Report Them." Our goal of the campaign
[00:04:56] is to enhance the culture of reporting so that we reach what
[00:05:03] we talked about regarding the concept of pharmacovigilance. So, what is meant
[00:05:07] by this term? Pharmacovigilance is a term that
[00:05:10] means
[00:05:12] that it is a science that aims first to detect
[00:05:16] side effects, not only detection, but also
[00:05:19] understanding, evaluating and studying
[00:05:22] them, and reaching a measure
[00:05:26] that is taken to prevent these side effects and limit
[00:05:30] their spread, meaning, to keep the balance of the benefits
[00:05:33] of the medication outweighing its risks.
[00:05:37] So, for awareness purposes also, when
[00:05:40] we say side effects appeared after using a certain medication,
[00:05:44] what do we mean by this term? When do we say that this is truly a side effect? Every
[00:05:47] medication has documented side effects in its
[00:05:50] leaflet. However, sometimes a patient may
[00:05:54] use a medication and unexpected side effects
[00:05:56] appear, or they are written
[00:06:00] in the side effects, such as nausea, but their frequency is
[00:06:03] a bit unexpectedly higher.
[00:06:06] So, here the patient must be careful that I must
[00:06:10] pay attention and consult my doctor or report it. And God willing,
[00:06:14] there will be a detailed explanation. So, how do we distinguish between the expected
[00:06:20] on the medication, and a serious drug interaction?
[00:06:23] A side effect is a response, it is a natural
[00:06:26] and normal reaction that can be intended or unintended
[00:06:30] this medication at normal doses. For example, I
[00:06:33] took a medication and I experienced nausea or
[00:06:37] for a serious side effect, it is
[00:06:40] a response that leads to,
[00:06:43] God forbid, urgent medical intervention or hospitalization,
[00:06:46] or God forbid, more preventive measures
[00:06:50] in this regard to avoid any, God forbid,
[00:06:53] further harm that could happen to the patient. So, many
[00:06:57] patients, when they notice that there are
[00:07:00] side effects that have appeared on them, they
[00:07:03] stop the medication. How correct is this
[00:07:07] or not, and what is the correct action? We do
[00:07:10] not advise stopping the medication on one's own.
[00:07:13] Any patient who has experienced any side effect should consult
[00:07:17] their doctor or pharmacist
[00:07:21] so that the doctor is more knowledgeable about
[00:07:24] this procedure. The procedure might be to reduce the dose
[00:07:28] or replace it or take any preventive
[00:07:31] measure regarding the side effect. But stopping
[00:07:35] it on one's own might lead to a deterioration of their treatment
[00:07:39] or, God forbid, there are medications that might need to be stopped
[00:07:43] gradually, not suddenly. This procedure
[00:07:46] requires consulting the treating doctor or the nearest pharmacist or
[00:07:50] health center or any responsible healthcare provider. Reporting
[00:07:55] campaign. So, what are the approved reporting channels at the Ministry of Health
[00:07:59] in Syria? First, I would like to
[00:08:02] thank the Ministry of Health, the Minister, and the Assistant
[00:08:06] Minister for facilitating the link or the reporting
[00:08:09] link this year in cooperation with the
[00:08:12] Directorate of Digital Transformation at our ministry. They launched a new
[00:08:16] link, as
[00:08:20] This link can be scanned by any patient
[00:08:23] or any person using their mobile phone. If
[00:08:28] available, they can go to the Ministry's website.
[00:08:31] On the main page, there are quick
[00:08:36] reporting side effects. In
[00:08:40] case neither this
[00:08:43] pattern nor this is available,
[00:08:46] the patient can contact the nearest hospital.
[00:08:50] Our staff and pharmacovigilance officials in all
[00:08:54] centers and hospitals are cooperating with us, or
[00:08:57] the doctor can convey this message, and it will eventually
[00:09:00] reach us if they are not able to access
[00:09:03] these links. So, what is the idea behind reporting? I
[00:09:06] reported. Surely, there is also information
[00:09:10] that I need to complete,
[00:09:13] and then
[00:09:16] after this? First of all, no patient
[00:09:20] should ignore any side effect, even if it is minor,
[00:09:23] saying that this effect is fine, no
[00:09:27] one reports it, or that I am not 100%
[00:09:30] sure that the medication
[00:09:34] effect. My advice, which I convey
[00:09:36] through today's screen, is not to ignore any
[00:09:40] minor side effect. This side effect
[00:09:43] might lead to a preventive measure for other patients.
[00:09:47] Of course, when reports come to us
[00:09:50] at the pharmacovigilance department, we have an integrated team that collects data in our
[00:09:54] database. At the same time, we might
[00:09:57] receive repeated reports about the same medication.
[00:10:01] This gives us a signal to convert it from
[00:10:04] a normal voluntary report to a
[00:10:07] clinical complaint investigation. Here we need to distinguish between two types.
[00:10:11] The reporting we are talking about today is voluntary
[00:10:15] and not a complaint. In case
[00:10:18] the patient wishes to complain about harm or something,
[00:10:21] that has its own procedure, and this has its own procedure.
[00:10:25] Correct.
[00:10:27] For example,
[00:10:32] sometimes incomplete reports are
[00:10:35] entered into our national database. As we mentioned,
[00:10:38] we are connected to the Uppsala
[00:10:43] for global drug monitoring.
[00:10:46] So, we verify it and send it to the Uppsala
[00:10:49] center, first to the national
[00:10:53] program. Now, the second point we talk about is that this
[00:10:57] report could be the reason
[00:10:59] or it could give us a signal to investigate
[00:11:03] and inquire more about these effects. So, it has
[00:11:06] a procedure, like we have procedures we take
[00:11:10] or adopt as a clinical complaint. We take our
[00:11:13] procedures in cooperation with the drug directorates
[00:11:16] at our ministry with our partners
[00:11:19] in other drug control departments. We are definitely
[00:11:22] not a department alone. We have partners in drug control. We all
[00:11:26] cooperate in investigating this side
[00:11:30] effect of this drug. It might require us to withdraw samples.
[00:11:34] We might refer to references in the leaflet. We might refer to the national database. Did
[00:11:38] we have any side effects, or did the global database show any side effects?
[00:11:41] Of course, then we have an advisory
[00:11:45] committee in the department. We submit all
[00:11:49] these investigation procedures that we found
[00:11:52] from analyses and data and we submit
[00:11:55] them to this committee. This is an advisory
[00:11:58] committee headed by the Assistant Minister of Health for Pharmaceutical
[00:12:01] Affairs and includes specialized doctors
[00:12:05] and drug directors at the Ministry. It issues
[00:12:09] recommendations, of course. The recommendations might be to limit
[00:12:12] this side effect, either withdrawing
[00:12:16] it, modifying its leaflet,
[00:12:19] or modifying its administration.
[00:12:22] Sometimes we receive a different administration
[00:12:31] method. So, this committee is the one that makes
[00:12:35] this decision, and in the end, for sure, in the end, the balance
[00:12:38] of benefits will outweigh the risks.
[00:12:41] Yes. We thank you very much,
[00:12:44] Pharmacist Hala Al-Haddad, Head of the Pharmacovigilance and Drug Studies
[00:12:47] Department at the Directorate of Drug Control at the Ministry of Health.
[00:12:50] And we definitely encourage all viewers to actually
[00:12:54] have this awareness. And thank you for shedding light
[00:12:57] term. Because I hope it will
[00:13:01] be a culture and a shared
[00:13:04] responsibility. Certainly, the Ministry of Health will not be alone
[00:13:08] in this mission. Certainly, with our partners and the participation of
[00:13:12] all medical, pharmaceutical,
[00:15:43] Syria has left the trench of conflicts to take its place
[00:15:45] and position at the table of security
[00:15:48] manufacturing.
[00:15:51] The Syrian Arab Republic joined the international
[00:15:54] coalition against
[00:15:55] ISIS.
[00:16:02] And took a historic step by integrating the armed
[00:16:05] formations in the northeast within
[00:16:07] the national state institutions, and parliamentary
[00:16:11] life returned, and we began holding accountable those involved
[00:16:15] in violations during the era of the defunct regime.
[00:16:19] And today we cooperate with complete transparency with
[00:16:22] the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
[00:16:25] and the International Atomic Energy Agency to technically
[00:16:29] and institutionally close
[00:16:31] those files.
[00:16:34] Nations that are tested by fire emerge from it stronger,
[00:16:37] more resilient, and more immune.
[00:16:40] And the Syrians chose to be builders of a fortified
[00:16:43] and stable tomorrow. In our new Syrian policy,
[00:16:46] we believe that true security is embodied in
[00:17:06] The
[00:17:19] do not accept any Israeli aggression.
[00:17:21] Al-Khnaitra and
[00:17:28] part of Syria, and we will not allow any harm
[00:17:31] to them.
[00:17:37] Syria is free and will remain
[00:17:39] free.
[00:17:44] Syria is one and united, and the Syrian people, in all
[00:17:48] their segments, are one.
[00:18:04] Indeed, we welcome the President and the accompanying delegation. This
[00:18:08] confirms the strength and solidity of the relationship
[00:18:12] between Iraq and Syria. And God willing, this will be a good
[00:18:15] start for future and strategic projects, God
[00:18:18] willing.
[00:18:24] The two countries are bound by very deep historical relations, and there are also economic
[00:18:28] ties.
[00:18:37] We are very happy, by God, with this warm reception.
[00:18:41] We see your hearts embraced us before
[00:18:44] your eyes. Geography says
[00:18:47] the neighbor is the closest to the house, but wisdom
[00:18:50] says the one who is closest by blood. And God willing, the blood of Iraq and the blood
[00:18:54] of Syria are one blood. And maybe our bloods are both
[00:18:58] plus we are very united. Our bloods. We and you, God
[00:19:01] willing, are one people living in two countries. We want
[00:19:05] to revive our history. We want to resume economic
[00:19:08] cooperation, political cooperation, and unify
[00:19:13] the Arab level or the Islamic world.
[00:19:16] Your security is our security,
[00:19:19] and vice versa. And God willing,
[00:19:22] we will soon await your visit. God willing, you will honor
[00:19:26] us in your second country, and you will be the hosts
[00:19:29] and we will be the guests.
[00:19:30] God bless you. Very
[00:19:34] poetic.
[00:19:37] It is very important that we invest your presence today
[00:19:40] in your second country, Damascus, to
[00:19:43] start the roadmap, God willing, it will be long and sustainable.
[00:22:03] Tartus port is witnessing a remarkable increase in the number of ships that call
[00:22:07] for maintenance or to carry out modifications to the ship's
[00:22:11] status in order
[00:22:14] to raise the level of service and the services we provide
[00:22:17] to ships.
[00:22:33] Today, we began one of the most important works in the project of building and rehabilitating
[00:22:37] the political island.
[00:23:15] Implementation of the project to rehabilitate
[00:23:17] the Granada Bridge.
[00:23:35] Work will begin on the Mayadeen Bridge.
[00:23:48] The technical services machinery is working in cooperation with
[00:23:51] the emergency and disaster workshops to rehabilitate and restore
[00:23:54] the earth bridge.
[00:23:58] We are in the final stages of the rehabilitation work of the Rashid Bridge.
[00:24:33] Welcome to the Syrian Story podcast on Al-Ikhbariya
[00:24:36] channel.
[00:24:40] The most painful thing,
[00:24:42] was when someone told me to stop the barrel bombs and then talk
[00:24:46] about freedom. There should have been a provisional government, a military
[00:24:50] council, a judicial council. No one
[00:24:54] the word. My family knew that I was dead. They made
[00:24:57] a funeral for me. They visited me in Palmyra after 20 years
[00:25:01] to prepare for the attempted coup against Hafez
[00:25:04] al-Assad. How did you get exposed? What should I do? I told him, "By God, it's my first time
[00:25:08] in prison. Recite your prayers." By God, I don't know what we should do with us. I expected
[00:25:12] the revolution to start from Hasakah. I apologize if
[00:25:15] in this episode today we are going to relive
[00:25:19] painful memories. We
[00:25:22] wanted to convey the pains of Syrians,
[00:25:25] their dreams, their aspirations through colors.
[00:25:28] The Syrian Story podcast at 9:00
[00:25:31] PM on Friday on Al-Ikhbariya Syrian
[00:25:35] channel.
[00:25:38] Because the distance between the street and decision-makers
[00:25:41] is a wall that hides the truth. We are here
[00:25:45] and
[00:25:48] everywhere, buzzing with questions
[00:25:51] and problems.
[00:25:56] To carry the voice
[00:25:57] of the people.
[00:26:03] And search for a space for solutions with decision-makers.
[00:26:06] A link
[00:26:12] to shorten the distance and bridge
[00:26:16] the gap. Because your voice
[00:26:19] is the compass. Today is a literal
[00:26:38] translation of a real beginning for a project
[00:26:41] that was agreed upon with the European
[00:26:44] Union.
[00:26:50] In order to work on implementing this system
[00:26:54] and this system related to reducing the risks
[00:26:57] of disasters.
[00:27:14] We will have a clear map
[00:27:18] of mines in Syria and contaminated areas.
[00:27:33] Around the clock, Syrian facilities and ports pulse
[00:27:37] with activity and are fully prepared
[00:27:40] to receive the largest international commercial ships.
[00:27:45] continuous logistical activity and continuous
[00:27:48] work, the ports are witnessing a real
[00:27:51] maritime leap, thanks to their cadres who manage navigation
[00:27:55] with the highest levels of professionalism. With the modernization
[00:27:59] of equipment and the adoption of the latest mechanisms
[00:28:03] and international safety standards,
[00:28:05] the pace of work increases, making
[00:28:09] every day that passes a step closer towards
[00:28:13] a better future.
[00:28:15] Sea ports are Syria's lifeline to the world.
[00:28:32] A barrier surrounds
[00:28:34] the crime scene,
[00:28:37] and the story of uncovering the truth begins.
[00:28:41] A lens documents,
[00:28:45] and vigilance precedes
[00:28:47] the steps.
[00:28:52] Organization leads criminal work towards precise
[00:28:56] investigation and institutional
[00:28:58] performance, a comprehensive follow-up across all governorates.
[00:29:05] Eyes monitor and search, uncovering hidden
[00:29:08] threads so that every saboteur
[00:29:10] and perpetrator receives their deserved
[00:29:14] Criminal Law prevails,
[00:29:18] and justice is achieved.
[00:30:11] Welcome to this episode of the Syria program and to
[00:30:14] the headlines. Wide welcome for the launch
[00:30:17] of the economic magazine. Shawarma index to measure purchasing
[00:30:21] power. Praise
[00:30:23] for catching violations in a workshop for manufacturing sweets
[00:30:27] in Homs. And welcome to the visit of the Minister of Interior
[00:30:30] Anas Khattab to the city of
[00:30:48] Dear viewer, did you know that the price difference of a shawarma
[00:30:52] sandwich between Damascus and Hasakah is
[00:30:55] 53%? And that the price of one
[00:30:58] sandwich.