Open Round Table of the EUROUZ Healthcare and Life Sciences Committee

• Welcome and brief introduction by the Chair of the Committee
• Welcome address by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• Overview of the meeting objectives

Cooperation between the EUROUZ Committee on Health and Life Sciences and government bodies and regulatory agencies of Uzbekistan in developing regulations of medicines and medical devices aligned with international standards.

* Possibility of expanding the list of European countries whose manufacturers are exempt from undergoing pharmaceutical inspections by Uzbekistan authorities for medicine registration.

* Issues related to the registration and certification of medicines and medical devices.

* Current status and future prospects of development of the universal healthcare insurance system.

* Formation of the drug provision system - health technology assessment and formation of the essential drug lists and orphan drug lists.

* Funding of healthcare and payment for medical services. Formation of the state programs on various nozologies.

* Evolution of the drug purchase system and possibility of introduction of the co-payment system for medicines at the level of the pharmacies.

* Status of the deregulation of medicines and medical devices prices.

* Intellectual property issues, including parallel imports and similarity of brand names of local products. Prevention of drug falsification and contraband.

* Identifying promising areas of cooperation in life sciences between the EUROUZ Committee on Health and Life Sciences and the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan.

Closing statement by the Chair of the Committee