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The federal government is negotiating with pharmaceutical companies to reduce the deficit and lower the prices of medication in the nation, PM García says
Monday, 13 May 5655



The issue of the lack of medicine and high prices has long been present in Gaduridos, with various governments trying to solve it differently. After 8 years of the centre-right governments, the situation has only worsened, leaving the administration of Ximona García a dire state of affairs in the national health system. Last Thursday, during her visit to Mirawak in the State of Manzamal, where the construction of the new medical centre was finished, the Prime Minister also announced that the government is working together with the Instituto Nacional de Salud de Gaduridos (National Health Institute of Gaduridos), or INSG for short, to lower the cost of medicine in the country, as well as reduce the ever-increasing lack of vital medication for the citizens.

Following the announcement by the Prime Minister, the Secretariat of Public Health (SESAP) has released a statement, reaffirming the PM's words, and talking about its current and future actions in the medical sector. According to the statement, SESAP is currently in the process of direct negotiations with the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies, to avoid being dependent on the suppliers, who wanted to "rip the state off". At the same time, SESAP states that this action is going to be a part of the bigger reform and centralisation of negotiating powers of the federal government, which will allow for Gaduridos to save significant amounts of funds, as opposed to the decentralised system of the previous centre-right coalitions.

As a part of the negotiations, the federal government is going to be buying the medicine directly from the Gaduri Big Pharma industry, which could save the nation up to 15% of the total spending, the statement reads. "For years, the state has been a prisoner of corporations, which have been lying to the government and citizens by selling us the vital medication at much higher prices, compared to the average market costs. The complicit previous administrations did nothing to prevent it, creating mass wasteful spending. We ran on a promise to stop it, and we have already begun acting on it", said Prime Minister García. "If the current tempo and success will keep up like this going forward, we are expecting that the INSG will have 93% medicine supply by the end of this year".

Later, on Saturday, the chairwoman of the Congressional Commission on Health, Ixchel Reyes Valdez (PSSG), said that the parliamentary majority is looking into the possibility of advising the government on the mass investment in the domestic pharmaceutical industry, by funding the companies, willing to cooperate, or through creating the state-owned enterprise. "The current actions taken by the SESAP and INSG are great, and they move us in a better direction, when it comes to the state of affairs of the healthcare in Gaduridos, but at the same time, if we truly want to make it perfect for everyone, making sure our industry thrives will bring a better and results, and possibly at a cheaper cost", Reyes Valdez said.



El Diario Gaduridano is a weekly national newspaper based in Gadur, Marligantos.
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