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regulation in the health sector. Reforms implemented since 2011 by the Ministry
of Health include: improving regulation and governance, health promotion
(launch of priority health programmes such as for diabetes and mental health),
rebalancing the pharmaceutical market (new rules for price setting, reduction
in the prices of pharmaceuticals, increasing use of generic drugs), expanding
and coordinating long-term and palliative care, and strengthening primary and
hospital care.