The new approach to ensuring veterinary drug supply was presented by Adilet Sotovaldiyev, Director of the Veterinary and Livestock Development Service, at a meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh Committee on Agrarian Policy. According to him, instead of conducting tenders, the agency will now purchase vaccines directly from manufacturing plants.
Pharmacy control and prescription dispensing
To strengthen oversight of the veterinary drug market, an information system has been developed, which is currently undergoing pilot testing. The implementation of the system is linked to the need to regulate the operation of veterinary pharmacies. According to an approved decree of the Cabinet of Ministers, drugs are planned to be dispensed only upon prescription from private veterinarians, similar to human medicine.
Jogorku Kenesh deputy Tabyldy Muratbekov emphasized the need for such measures. He noted that during the spring outbreak of livestock disease, livestock farmers and veterinary pharmacy owners applied treatments without control.
State veterinary pharmacies
During the discussion, a proposal was made to establish state veterinary pharmacies with consultation centers in every district, utilizing the experience of the "El Aman" network. Asylbek Satybaldiev, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, reported that the creation of such a state enterprise is planned for 2027 on the basis of "Agroholding".
