Medicine prices in Georgia decrease significantly - PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 7
By Maryana Akhmedova – Trend:
After Georgia's medicine imports from Turkey launched, the
prices for medications in the country have already decreased by
60-80 percent, the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili
said, Trend reports via Georgian media.
Georgia has already received the first batch of more than 30
types of medicines from Turkey on March 3, 2022. According to the
PM, Georgian citizens can already notice the significant price
decline.
Georgia is actively working towards the regulation of the
medicine import from Turkey, in order to ease the process and
replace all medications in a timely manner, the PM added.
Meanwhile, Georgia's Health Minister's visit to Turkey is
scheduled for this week, where meetings will be held with the
Minister of Health of Turkey and the Head of the Regulatory Agency
in order to simplify this process as much as possible, the Deputy
Minister of Health Ilia Gudushauri said.
Recently, the Georgian Government has signed a relevant decree
related to the country's initiative, allowing Turkey to
significantly expand its presence in the country's pharmaceutical
market.
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