IPA CIS Representatives Discussed Medical Supplies Issues with Minister of Healthcare of Republic of Kazakhstan

On the margins of the conference in the format of a public international expert session: “Effectiveness and availability of medicines: from technology and evidence base to the patient”, which took place on 30 May in Astana, a meeting was held with Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan Akmaral Alnazarova, during which the issues of development of the draft Model Law on Medical Supplies in the CIS Member Nations were discussed.

The meeting was attended by Secretary of the IPA CIS Permanent Commission on Social Policy and Human Rights, Executive Secretary of the IPA CIS Expert Advisory Board on Public Health Evgenia Vladimirova and Deputy Chair of the Commission on Development of the Principles of Bioethics and Evidence-Based Medicine of the IPA CIS Expert Advisory Board on Public Health, Director of the Eurasian Cooperation on Clinical Guidelines and Development of National Health Sergey Savashinsky.

Akmaral Alnazarova spoke about the main activities of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan to increase the availability of quality medical care.

During the meeting the issues of development of cooperation in the formation of national evidence bases in healthcare of the CIS countries were also discussed.