Baghdad: Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chaired a meeting focused on the program to localize pharmaceutical industries in Iraq.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the meeting aimed to discuss strategies and plans to boost the local production of pharmaceuticals, reducing dependency on imports and enhancing the country’s self-sufficiency in meeting its medicinal needs. The localization program is expected to stimulate the domestic economy and provide job opportunities within the pharmaceutical sector.

The government is looking to collaborate with both local and international stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of this initiative. The meeting emphasized the importance of regulatory frameworks and infrastructure development to support this program.