Astana. July 14. Kazakhstan Today - The government of Kazakhstan has confirmed the program of modernization and construction of the new pharmaceutical enterprises. The members of the Cabinet of Ministers voted for this government's order during the expanded government session, the agency reports.

"The pharmaceutical industry development program for 2010 - 2014 has been created according to the plan of measures for realization of the forced industrially-innovative development program," Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Albert Rau, informed.

He reminded, "As of today, seven leading enterprises in the country produce 90 % of all medical products, thus, import of pharmaceutical production amounts to 67 % in natural expression and about 90 % - in monetary terms."

"The purpose of the program is provision of the home market with 50 % of medical products due to domestic production by 2014."

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