President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that the time has come to establish the production of many types of medicine and medical devices in Kazakhstan, the press service of Akorda reports.
"The time has come to establish the production of many types of medicines and medical devices in Kazakhstan. Until what period of time will we depend on imported drugs? Where is our honor? "Tokaev said at an expanded government meeting on Friday.
Given that this is a matter of national security, as further noted, state bodies are tasked with creating the necessary reserve of medicines and medical devices.
The President also instructed Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency Alik Shpekbayev to check the activities of the SK-Pharmacy organization for corruption risks.
At the same time, Tokayev demanded to urgently provide medicines to all regions and bring to strict responsibility those who decided to make money on the lack of medical supplies during the pandemic.
