Uzbekistan implements projects for US$222.52m in pharmaceutical industry
17/06/2015 13:24
Uzbekistan implements projects for US$222.52m in pharmaceutical industry
17/06/2015 13:24
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan implements 48 investment projects for US$222.52 million in pharmaceutical industry in 2015.
At the press conference in Tashkent, it was said that it is planned to complete 23 projects in 2015.
It was said that 31 investment projects with total cost of US$309.45 million were started in 2014, of which 17 were completed last year.
Additional modern high technological capacities on production of ampoule, pill an infusion medicaments, as well as pharmaceutical jars were launched.
Currently, the industry developed and implements a programme of measures on attracting foreign investments to the projects, related to production of medicaments for TB, cancer, heart diseases, etc.
It is worth to mention that Uzbekistan attracted investments for over US$300 million in last years, including US$100 million of foreign direct investments.
The capacities in pharmaceutical industry allows to produce medicaments on 30 forms and 96 pharmacotherapy groups of medicaments.
Currently, local medicaments account 35% of internal market in natural expression and 20% - in money expression. Local producers fully satisfy demand for liquid medicaments and 20-40% - for pills, injection and infusion, antibiotic and other medicaments.
About 82% of medical products are produced by enterprises of Uzfarmsanoat. In 2014, the enterprises of Uzfarmsanoat produced 619 units of pharmaceutical products for 543.8 billion soums, of which 425.4 billion soums were medicaments and 118.4 billion soums – products of medical purpose.
The companies of Uzfarmsanoat exported goods to nine countries of the world. In 2014, total volume of exports made up US$9.3 million. About 302 medical products of Uzbekistan were registered in nine countries.
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