(May 30) A few days ago, a container full of medicines and components landed at the Somali port of Bosasso. It will help for the creation of a pharmaceutical company headquartered at the University of Galkayo. This is the first phase of the humanitarian project “Somalia Action”, entrusted to the non-profit organization Perigeo. The project is among the humanitarian initiatives that the Regional Council of Marche approved in 2011 and aims at stopping the phenomenon of illegal drug distribution that causes harmful side effects. To seal the cooperation between Perigeo and Somali authorities, the visit in Italay of Ali Abdullahi Warsame, Minister of Health of the Puntland State of Somalia. The italian association has been working in the Somali region since two years and has recently opened an office with local staff in the town of Galkayo. in addition to being delegated by the Minister of Health for relations with Italian authorities and organizations in the health sector. In his visit in Italy, Minister Warsame has also drawn a picture of the situation in Somalia, with particular attention to the Puntland: “The situation is getting better, both from political and humanitarian perspectives. The Puntland represents an area that is working hard to promote the democratization process of Somalia.” (Red)
