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<p align="center"><b>Chinese Minister of Health Visits PLIVA</b></p> |
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<p>A high-level delegation headed by Mr. Zhang Wenkang, Minister of Health of |
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The People's Republic of China, is visiting Croatia. The Mr. Wenkang's visit |
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has been organised by the Croatian Ministry of Health and the Chinese Embassy. |
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Mr. Wenkang and his associates will be received in Zagreb by. Croatian Deputy |
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Prime Minister Goran Granic, and they will also visit Dubrovnik and Split. The |
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Chinese delegation has already met Mrs. Ana Stavljevic Rukavina, the Croatian |
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Health Minister and on 18 May 2000, they were received by Mr. ÂŽeljko Covic, |
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President of PLIVA's Management Board, and his associates. Mr. Covic acquainted |
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the guests with PLIVA's business activities, last year's business results and |
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the plans for future development on PLIVA's target markets, China included. |
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He also presented PLIVA's R&D activities. The possibility of the further registration |
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of PLIVA products in China was also discussed.</p> |
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<p>The official part of the visit ended with a tour of the Azithromycin facility |
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in Savski Marof. Apart from the Minister of Health, other delegation members |
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includes Mrs. Liu Keling, Deputy Director of the Basic Hygiene and Motherhood |
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Department within the Chinese Ministry of Health; Mr. Li Jiahu, Director of |
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the Health Department of Guizhou Province; Mr. Ren Minghui, Secretary to the |
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Minister; Mr. Qui Yuangao from the Bilateral Relations Department; Mr. Ding |
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Jian Hua, Director of the Drug Registration Agency, and Mr. Wei Jinghua, First |
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Secretary of the Chinese Embassy to the Republic of Croatia. This visit was |
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described as a continuation of a fruitful co-operation. PLIVA's representative |
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office in The People's Republic of China has been successfully operating since |
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1993, and its product Sumamed (tablets and capsules) holds a good market position. |
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