CCIFR online healthcare committee meeting

The Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFR) invites you to participate in the following Healthcare committee meeting that will be held in the online format.

The event is open and free of charge also for non-members of CCIFR.

Over the past few weeks, a number of measures have been introduced in the healthcare sector in connection with the spread of coronavirus infection in Russia. The list of the measures include:

• Legalisation of online sale of OTC drugs and medical devices;
• State regulation of drug prices;
• Opportunities for development of telemedicine and electronic prescriptions;
• Change in government procurement rules for medicines and medical products: suspension of the rule for exclusion of foreign companies.

At the meeting, the participants will discuss perspectives of the mentioned measures in the future after the Crisis.

CMS Russia speaker Vsevolod Tyupa, head of Life Sciences & Healthcare, will speak about the recent measures connected to online trade of OTC drugs and medical devices and public procurements: suspension of the rule for exclusion of foreign companies, "green corridor".