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HEALTH MINISTER ADMITS PROBLEMS IN MEDICINES SECTOR
tert.am
10.10.12
Armenia's minister of healthcare has called for efforts to regulate
the existing problems in the procedures of importing and registering
medicines.
At a Ministry board meeting earlier on Wednesday. Derenik Doumanyan
introduced the Draft Law on Medicines.
"We all agreed that there are really serious problems in the drugs
sector," he said, considering the adoption of an organic law the most
important step towards settling the problems. "Under the procedures set
out in this bill, supplying the population with high-quality and safe
drugs, ensuring their physical and economic accessibility, enshrining
the principles of social justice in drug supply. and boosting the
drug manufacturing are among the key trends of the state policies
with regard to drug circulation. Over the past fortnight, the bill
has been discussed with representatives of several drug importing
companies, drug manufacturers, as well as Armenian representatives of
pharmaceutical firms. Most of the proposals made at the discussions
are now included in the bill presented today."
Highlighting the importance of the bill, Lilit Ghazaryan, the deputy
director of the Ministry's Scientific Center of Drug and Medical
Technology Expertise, said a medicine is a unique product whose
evaluation cannot be limited to ordinary sensual perceptions. She
stressed the need of ensuring the effectiveness of drugs, in addition
to quality and safety standards.
The board voiced different opinions and remarks. Considering the
bill successful, the head of the National Assembly's Committee on
Healthcare, Ara Babloyan, proposed that three members of the committee
take part in the coming discussion.
"The adoption of this law is very urgent and can even be considered
belated. All the proposals made at today's meeting will be discussed
with lawyers and experts. We no longer have the right to lose time,
so we have simultaneously to continue the work on by-laws. But
before that, the bill will be sent to the competent bodies and our
colleagues in the regions for their opinions and proposals. We are
ready to listen to everybody's opinions. We are laying the foundation
stones of a very important activity," the minister said at the end.
The bill received the boar members approval. After being amended,
it will be submitted to the government for further consideration.
tert.am
10.10.12
Armenia's minister of healthcare has called for efforts to regulate
the existing problems in the procedures of importing and registering
medicines.
At a Ministry board meeting earlier on Wednesday. Derenik Doumanyan
introduced the Draft Law on Medicines.
"We all agreed that there are really serious problems in the drugs
sector," he said, considering the adoption of an organic law the most
important step towards settling the problems. "Under the procedures set
out in this bill, supplying the population with high-quality and safe
drugs, ensuring their physical and economic accessibility, enshrining
the principles of social justice in drug supply. and boosting the
drug manufacturing are among the key trends of the state policies
with regard to drug circulation. Over the past fortnight, the bill
has been discussed with representatives of several drug importing
companies, drug manufacturers, as well as Armenian representatives of
pharmaceutical firms. Most of the proposals made at the discussions
are now included in the bill presented today."
Highlighting the importance of the bill, Lilit Ghazaryan, the deputy
director of the Ministry's Scientific Center of Drug and Medical
Technology Expertise, said a medicine is a unique product whose
evaluation cannot be limited to ordinary sensual perceptions. She
stressed the need of ensuring the effectiveness of drugs, in addition
to quality and safety standards.
The board voiced different opinions and remarks. Considering the
bill successful, the head of the National Assembly's Committee on
Healthcare, Ara Babloyan, proposed that three members of the committee
take part in the coming discussion.
"The adoption of this law is very urgent and can even be considered
belated. All the proposals made at today's meeting will be discussed
with lawyers and experts. We no longer have the right to lose time,
so we have simultaneously to continue the work on by-laws. But
before that, the bill will be sent to the competent bodies and our
colleagues in the regions for their opinions and proposals. We are
ready to listen to everybody's opinions. We are laying the foundation
stones of a very important activity," the minister said at the end.
The bill received the boar members approval. After being amended,
it will be submitted to the government for further consideration.