Turkey aims to significantly increase domestic pharma production

The government of Turkey plans to create conditions for a significant increase of the domestic production of pharmaceutical products, as part of the ongoing reform of the national health care sector.

According to recent statements by Eyup Gumush, Turkish Deputy Minister of Health Care, a particular attention will be paid to increasing the production of vaccines, the majority of which are currently imported.

Mr Gumush added that, as part of the plans, the Turkish government aims to establish domestic production of at least half of the drugs from the list of vital during the next five-seven years.