Boudiaf Defends Diabetes Medicine Inventor

Health, Population and Hospital Reform Minister, Abdelmalek Boudiaf, defended the Algerian doctor, who invented the diabetes medicine, Toufik Zabit, and cleared him of the charges against him, which described him as a liar and charlatan.

Boudiaf spoke, while he was hosted by the Forum of radio, on Monday, about the subversive attempts to undermine the good initiatives and efforts. 

“He is a doctor who deals with a pharmaceutical laboratory since 11 years ago and not a charlatan. He is the son of a revolutionary family, and he preferred to stay with his father in one of the global research centers.” 

Minister’s pleading in favor of Zabit comes after the fierce attacks against him, and the doubts on the validity of his claims by many specialists and doctors, and even observers of health affairs, who confirmed that the global drug companies would not have been neglected a discovery like this. 

Boudiaf denied the marketing of the diabetes drug, which was invented by Dr. Toufik Zabit, at the moment, explaining that the new drug will go through several procedures before being marketed, including the registration process at the Ministry of Health. 

Previously, the Health Minister met with Zabit in Constantine (eastern Algeria), where he expressed his admiration for the discovery and promised to provide all the facilities until they are marketing the drug Diabexin as soon as possible and at an affordable price for all the categories.