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Kyrgyzstanis consume medicines for 18-19 billion soms per year
The annual need of Kyrgyzstanis for medicines is 18-19 billion soms. Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce Iskender Asylkulov announced at a meeting of the Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Subsoil Use and Industrial Policy of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan.
According to him, the country produced medicines and medical products for 664.35 million soms in 2023, and in the first eight months of 2024 — 450.9 million.
The Deputy Minister noted that 96 percent of the population’s need for medicines is covered by imports from Russia, India, Germany, China, Uzbekistan and Turkey.
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