As part of his working trip to Qaragandy region on August 19, Prime Minister Askar Mamin held a meeting on the development of Kazakhstan’s pharmaceutical industry, Toppress.kz reports.
In the first seven months of 2020, the production volumes of pharmaceuticals increased by 23.2% up to 70.2 billion tenge. There are 96 enterprises in the industry, of which 33 are producing medicines, 41 – medical devices, and 22 – medical equipment. In line with the Industrialization Map, 41 projects have been put into operation with an investment of 62.9 billion tenge, creating 5,000 new jobs.
“The pharmaceutical industry of Kazakhstan has great potential for further development. The main task is to make a breakthrough in the domestic production of medicines and medical devices. The population of the country should have free access to high-quality medical products,” Mamin said.
Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Industry to develop a draft Program for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry. He emphasized the need to ensure the presence of domestic medicines in the foreign markets and minimize barriers to the registration of new medicines.
