Minister of Health Mikheil Sarjveladze met with the CEO of the pharmaceutical direction of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, Teresa Graham, the Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia reports.

According to them, at the meeting the parties discussed the issues of existing cooperation between Georgia and Roche. The conversation also touched on the current and future directions of cooperation in the healthcare sector.

"Attention was paid to the possibilities of cooperation in the field of medicines for the treatment of oncological diseases. The conversation also touched on the drug "Elevidis", which is used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The meeting was attended by Lela Sulaberidze, Head of the Strategic Development and Analytics Department of the Ministry of Health, Michael Oberreiter, Head of Roche's International Department, and Maka Asatiani, Head of Roche Georgia's Caucasus Region," reads the press release.