Ludmila Byurabekova, the chairman of the pharmacy committee of the Ministry of Health of RK, told about this during a briefing in the Central Communications Service.
“To date, the results of two major tenders have been summed up, contracts have been concluded with domestic producers, and negotiations have been held with foreign manufacturers. To date, 83% of the total number of names of medicines for drug supply for 2019 have been purchased. Deliveries of purchased products to the warehouses of a single distributor will begin in early December, and from the beginning of 2019 they will be shipped to medical organizations, ”said Lyudmila Byurabekova.
The list of drugs and medical products purchased for free drug coverage for 2019 includes 1,144 items. Preliminary from medical organizations received applications on the list in the amount of 203.5 billion tenge. More than 550 items of medicines were determined this year for outpatient treatment of patients who are registered at the dispensary for 45 diseases. For comparison, in the current year, 482 items were purchased for outpatient medical examination.
According to Lyudmila Byurabekova, in August of this year, the Single Distributor announced the start of procurement procedures. “To date, the results of two two-stage tenders have been summed up. As part of the tender procedures, 350 items worth 72 billion tenge have been purchased so far. These are drugs for inpatient and outpatient drug supply within the framework of the GFMP for treating such diseases as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, oncology, hemophilia, multiple sclerosis, heart failure, pneumonia, bronchial asthma and others, ”said the head of the pharmacy committee.