Dr. Joe Sloome, the head of the Pharmacists Syndicate, pointed out that "it has become essential to launch the National Drug Agency and its central laboratory, for which laws were issued by the Parliament more than two years ago, and it has yet to see the light of day." Sloome stated in a statement that "the National Drug Agency, with its laws, independence, and central laboratory, is the guarantee for the quality of medicines and their tracking in the markets."