Costs Dropped with Localization Move in Medical Device Manufacturing
Thanks to the new medical manufacturing facility opened in Gölbaşı, medical supplies that were previously imported using foreign currency are now produced domestically at much more affordable costs.
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz attended the Opening Ceremony of the DESU Medical Production Facility in Gölbaşı, sharing domestic production moves in the health industry and the achievements gained.
Opening Ceremony and Emphasis on Localization
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz made important statements at the Opening Ceremony of the DESU Medical Production Facility held in Gölbaşı, Ankara. Yılmaz stated that the localization model successfully applied in the defense industry will also be carried over to the health industry.
Reducing Foreign Dependency in the Health Sector
Stating that Turkey provides significant foreign currency inflow through health tourism, Yılmaz emphasized that they are taking decisive steps to reduce foreign dependency in health technologies. The success achieved in the localization rate in the defense industry is targeted to be repeated in the health field.
Export and Manufacturing Figures
Expressing that there are 1,850 medical device manufacturers registered in the Product Tracking System, Yılmaz reported that the number of domestically manufactured medical device barcodes has reached 996 thousand. Additionally, it was announced that medical device and pharmaceutical exports have reached a volume of billions of dollars.
Cost Advantage and Domestic Production
At the ceremony, where attention was drawn to the importance of public-private sector cooperation in areas requiring high technology, it was noted that medical products previously imported for $5,000 are now produced in Turkey for $1,000, thereby reducing public expenditures.