Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said medicine prices would be reduced by 40 percent in 2023 owing to setting the reference prices.
In his annual report on the Government work, Garibashvili highlighted the significance of opening the Turkish market, as a result of which the prices of medicines decreased by 60-80 percent in the country.
The head of the Government also stressed the importance of “constant quality control” of medications and added that the transition to the standards of Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Distribution Practices would be finished by the end of this year in Georgia.
Garibashvili also revealed that the Government had already planned the renovation and construction of 150 outpatient clinics for the next year, adding the main task for the Government was to provide high-quality healthcare and medicines to the Georgian citizens.