Okan Güner of Viatris Turkey introduces the company’s sizeable footprint in the country, including local manufacturing and explains the challenges of executing an integration of two companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Güner outlines Viatris’ role within Turkey’s Vision 2023, the opportunities for their biosimilars pipeline, and their portfolio’s role in the fight against non-communicable diseases, which account for 89 percent of all deaths in the country.
In Turkey NCDs account for 89 percent of all deaths with nearly one in five occurring in people under the age of 70-years
