Gov’t increases list of free medicines
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Georgian Health Minister David Sergeenko has stated that a certain category of Georgian citizens will receive ambulatory medicines free of charge or at a highly discounted price.
Sergeenko stated that last year, due to the government’s cooperation with the private sector, a significant number of socially vulnerable people were able to buy 23 types of medicines for 1 GEL, a symbolic price.
The minister stated that very soon, not only socially vulnerable people but also pensioners and people with disabilities will be able to get about 50 and not 23 medicines at a reduced or symbolic price.
The pensioners will be able to pay half-price for the medicines they need, from a list of 40-45 medicines,” Sergeenko said.
The minister stated that the changes will likely come into play from the beginning of summer.
The cost of medicines in Georgia will soon be 30 percent cheaper. The Government is about to implement "one of the biggest projects” in the healthcare sector to develop the country’s hospitals and pharmaceutical industry.
The Government of Georgia will provide free vitamins and minerals for thousands of socially vulnerable babies to ensure they have a healthy start at life.
A recently imposed restriction on medicines in Georgia will be lifted for more than 750 medicines.
Georgia is preparing to sign a trilateral agreement that will allow a new medicine to be introduced to the market, which aimed to completely eradicate the infectious disease in Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has announced that pensioners and people with disabilities will enjoy 50 to 80 per cent discounts for chronic disease medications.
A drug and pharmaceutical quality control agency will be launched in Georgia in 2019, announces Minister of Health Davit Sergeenko.
The socially vulnerable population of Georgia and people with disabilities will soon be able to buy more medicines at a symbolic or halved price starting next year, with medicines for epilepsy and Parkinson’s being added to the list.
Leaders and members of the non-parliamentary Free Georgia opposition party may face criminal charges as the State Audit Office is looking into the party’s cheap medicine campaign which offers medicines bought by the party in Turkey to Georgian citizens at a lower price than they cost at Georgian pharmacies.
“Some companies put a 300-400% price tag on drugs in Georgia, which is unacceptable”, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili earlier today.