In the Consulting Field: ‘Abu-Ghazaleh Global’ and Arab Drug Store Sign Cooperation Agreement

AMMAN – Talal Abu-Ghazaleh & Co. Consulting (TAG-Consult), a member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), has signed an agreement with theArab Drug Store (ADS) to cooperate in the field of consulting services. The agreement was signed by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder and chairman of TAG.Global, and Dr. Ibrahim Al-Bayroti, ADS executive director, in the presence of Ms. Hala Amin Shqair, ,and Ms. Rawan Allouh, ADS HR manager. 

The agreement stipulates the provision of TAG.Global’s consulting services in the field of human resources to develop the career paths of the ADS cadres, as part of the company's development strategy.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his pride in ADS describing it as a good role model for the private sector, and an institution that reinforces the pharmaceutical supply chain, considered one of the three important supply chains: food security, pharmaceutical security and technological security.

He Abu-Ghazaleh commended the ADS’s competencies and expertise, which demonstrates the excellence of this sector at the national level.

For his part, Dr. Al-Bayroti expressed his pride in cooperating with TAG.Global, briefing the attendees on the development initiatives the Drug Store is working on to improve the quality of pharmaceutical products and medical devices offered to all customers. He went on to state that the pharmaceutical sector is facing several challenges, including the mounting debt owed by the government to pharmaceutical companies, and the financial stress facing the pharmaceutical retail market.

 Ms. Shqair gave a brief about the establishment of the Arab Drug Store (ADS), which dates back to 1949, recalling parts of the late Mr. Amin Shqair’s career journey, and his close ties with the pharmaceutical trade and industry, during which many legislative changes occurred in the registration of pharmaceutical products in Jordan and the Arab countries, as well as with all amendments to the classification of medicines by the World Trade Organization.

She continued to affirm that the ADS’s business journey is a success and and an inspiring story of overcoming challenges and obstacles in this industry.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Ala’a Yaseen, TAG.Global Human Resources executive director, Mr. Ibrahim Abu Naffa, TAG-Consult executive director, and Ms. Dania Abu-Rezeq, TAG.Global senior management consultant. 

It is worth mentioning that Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global) provides several consulting services in the human resources field for public and private sector institutions such as building a salary structure, organization structure planning, job description, training, and evaluation, among others.