Georgia: citizens to save $69 million thanks to import of Turkey-made medicines

Georgian Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili said calculations showed Georgian customers would save about GEL 200 million ($69 million) thanks to the Government initiatives of importing medicines from the Turkish market and implementing reference prices on the domestic market this year. In his comments to journalists following the weekly Government meeting, Azarashvili said the Government’s expectations…

Lithuania: monkeypox vaccines received

Some 1,400 monkeypox vaccine doses have been delivered to Lithuania, the Health Ministry said on August 24. “The National Public Health Centre will identify people to be vaccinated and refer them for vaccination,” Deputy Health Minister Ausra Bilotiene Motiejuniene told reporters, adding that over 17,000 infection cases had been recorded worldwide since May. People will…

Moldova: Cimislia residents to have access to high-performance medical services

The insured persons from the Cimislia district will benefit from high-performance services, such as ultrasound, sonodopplerography, diagnostic, curative and operative endoscopy. The National Medical Insurance Company has signed an additional agreement worth 100 thousand lei with the Cimislia District Hospital, which will offer high-performance medical services for the first time. “Insured persons from the Cimislia…

Georgia: Finance Ministry Investigative Service finds 22 pharmacies selling psychoactive drugs illegally

The Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance has found 22 pharmacies to be selling psychoactive drugs illegally in Tbilisi and other regions of Georgia. A large quantity of psychoactive drugs has been confiscated from the pharmacies. Police found none of the pharmacies had proper permits to sell psychoactive drugs, although they were selling various…