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Turkey delegates show interest to import medicine from Bangladesh

FE Desk | April 09, 2019 00:00:00


Members of a health and business delegation from Turkey, led by President of Turkish Medicines & Medical Devices Agency (TMMDA) Md Hakki Gursoz, posing for photo during a visit to Beacon Pharma factory recently

A visiting health and business delegation of Turkey has expressed interest in importing medicines from Bangladesh, says a statement.

The high level health-business delegation, led by President of Turkish Medicines & Medical Devices Agency (TMMDA) Md Hakki Gursoz, conveyed the eagerness of the Euro Asian country to import medicine from Bangladesh while visiting Beacon Pharma factory recently.

Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited is a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company that develops generic version of drug and commercialises therapeutics.

During the visit, the members of the delegation went through different sections of the factory and were impressed to see Beacon Pharma's advanced production system and quality of its products.

The delegates said they have visited the factory with a view to importing medicines, especially anti-cancer drugs, from Bangladesh.

Turkey and Bangladesh can work together in manufacturing advanced life-saving drugs, said the president of the Turkish Medicines & Medical Devices Agency.

Beacon Pharma's Plant-Head Golam Robbani said the pharmaceutical produces international standard medicines.

He also said that patients of 145 countries are using Beacon's medicines.


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