Ministry of Health published Draft Concept of Medical Drugs Procurement Reform for public discussion

Draft Concept provides for creating the centralized purchasing organization. Authors of the Concept remark that the success of the process depends of the attraction of proper technical support from donors and international organizations.

Draft Concept was developed by the Working Group on Development of the Reform of the  Health Care Purchasing System. This group was working under the Ministry of Health with active participation of public organizations, Ministry of Economy and Trade, State IP Service, Ministry of Finance, State Expert Center, WHO UNDP, UNICEF, SIAPS and representatives of patients and business-associations

The Concept is planned to be realized gradually with a support of international organizations in 2016-2018.