Weekly “Arguments and facts” № 35. What is the future of Siberia? 09/01/2021 Expert response 0 + –
“ The story with & nbsp; COVID-19 brought us to the & nbsp; awareness of the importance of the production of medicinal substances on & nbsp; the territory of Russia. Now China and India are the monopolies in this market. They sell substances to the whole world, and & nbsp; further from & nbsp; they manufacture drugs under & nbsp; brands of famous brands. With the start of the first wave of the pandemic in & nbsp; Russia, there was a shortage of substances, since & nbsp; China has started to stop production. Russia must become completely independent from & nbsp; China and & nbsp; India & raquo ;, & nbsp; & ndash; believes member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Russian Association of Pharmacy Chains Evgeny Nifantiev.
He noted that for & nbsp; this we have everything: scientific potential, conditions and & nbsp; raw materials for & nbsp; production of substances & ndash; gas, oil and & nbsp; coal. & laquo; First step & nbsp; & ndash; create a production base. The second & nbsp; & ndash; develop the production of components. And & nbsp; Furthermore, we become one of the & nbsp; leading countries with & nbsp; developed chemical industry. What the output brings us high added value in the sale of our products, tax increases, creating additional jobs & raquo;, & nbsp; & ndash; Nifantyev stressed.
President of the public organization United Youth Front; Ksenia Shlyamina noted: “ We finally realized that the availability of reserves for & nbsp; production of drugs in the country has become vital. & # 39; & # 39;
Member of the Moscow Chamber of Tax advisor Natalya Shushlebina believes that today it is really necessary to produce drugs in the country according to the cycle complete, then it will be possible to supply patients without going back to the raw material suppliers.