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  • Messi’s Saudi travel bruised PSG’s pride – Thierry Henry

    Messi’s Saudi travel bruised PSG’s pride – Thierry Henry

    Thierry Henry has implied that Lionel Messi’s trip to Saudi Arabia may have caused a blow to the ego of Paris Saint-Germain’s owners, resulting in the club’s decision to fine the Argentine player and suspend him for two weeks.

    The trip was taken without the permission of manager Christophe Galtier.

    As per the report by Goal, Henry has further disclosed that since PSG’s owners belong to Qatar, a country at odds with Saudi Arabia, Messi’s visit to the Middle Eastern country may have resulted in the club feeling aggrieved.

    “They hit a shot, maybe because he’s not going to stay. Or did the destination he went to affect their pride a little? But there were much more serious things that happened at PSG. Was Messi right? No, you don’t miss a practice.”

    Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been at loggerheads since the beginning of the Arab Spring, which left a power vacuum both states sought to fill. Qatar supported the revolutionary wave and Saudi Arabia opposed it.

    PSG responds to Messi’s apology

    Meanwhile, Lionel Messi was excluded from Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 clash against Troyes this weekend despite apologising for his unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia, Daily Mirror reports.

    Kylian Mbappe, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz all scored for the Parisians who ran out 3-1 winners against Troyes to tighten their grip on the Ligue 1 title this season.

    PSG have now garnered 78 points from 34 matches played thus far and are six points clear of second place who have 72 points from same number of matches played this season.

    Messi breaks silence after being suspended

    Earlier, Sports Brief reported Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi has issued an apology to his club teammates after he was suspended for missing training.

    The Parisiens punished the 2022 World Cup winner after travelling to Saudi Arabia in a sponsored visit.

    The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is not expected to feature in the games against Troyes and Ajaccio.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana calls on members to reduce medicine prices

    Following a progressive strengthening of the Ghana cedi versus the major trading currencies, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has urged its members to lower drug costs.

    Although the primary cause of the high pricing was primarily the recent devaluation of the Cedi, the PSGH noted that drug prices were still high despite the Cedi’s appreciation in a statement.

    The PSGH wants to emphasize that the pharmaceutical industry also offers a significant, maybe life-saving, societal benefit.

    Access to medicines and other medical products must therefore be of utmost priority at every point in time for all relevant stakeholders, it said.

    The statement called on PSGH actors of the pharmaceutical supply chain, including manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, suppliers, and retailers to take urgent steps to reduce the prices of medicines to reflect Cedi’s improved performance against the major trading currencies.

    The PSGH also urged the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the Ministry of Health (MOH), and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to urgently work together to ensure payment of arrears owed to providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

    This it said would allow providers to pay their suppliers of pharmaceutical products.

    “We believe this will also contribute further to the reduction in prices of medicines,” it said.