The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Health announced that it had finally succeeded in implementing a public tender for the import of medicines. The Acting Health Minister admitted that had Libyans suffered for many years from a scarcity of medicines because of the failure of the state to import them. The Minister of Health said his ministry had succeeded in activating the public tender after forming a committee to review the tender in coordination with the Audit Bureau. Acting Health Minister Abu Janah said his ministry had succeeded in signing contracts with international companies to provide high-quality medical supplies according to the needs of the Libyan state for specialized and general medicines and supplies, and to manufacture them from international companies specifically for the Libyan state.