Belbiopharm is developing a draft strategy for the development of the Belarusian pharmaceutical industry until 2020

April 8, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. The "Belbiopharm" concern has begun developing a draft strategy for the development of the pharmaceutical industry of Belarus for the period up to 2020. This was announced by First Deputy Chairman of the concern Vladimir Gapanovich at the VIII Congress of Pharmacists of Belarus, which is taking place today in Vitebsk, according to a BELTA correspondent. The large-scale program document will provide for a set of measures aimed at ensuring the dynamic development of the pharmaceutical industry and increasing the provision of the population and healthcare institutions with domestic medicines, and enhancing the competitiveness of the pharmaceutical industry. The preparation of the draft strategy involves the development of measures to stimulate the development and production of innovative drugs, and to increase the protection of the domestic market from unfair competition. It is expected that the draft strategy will be developed with the participation of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Finance, the National Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. -0-