The Government is expanding the Affordable Medicines programme. An additional 51 international non-proprietary names (INNs) of medicines will be added to the updated list, which will take effect from July, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has announced. The newly included medicines cover the management of high blood pressure, treatment of heart failure and cardiac…
The Latvian Health and Social Care Workers’ Trade Union (LVSADA) demand for an additional 133 million euro to raise medical workers’ salaries by at least 13.5% is currently not realistic, according to the Minister of Health Hosams Abu Meri (New Unity). His communications adviser Ilona Osa noted that Latvia’s fiscal space for next year amounted…
Some families declare their place of residence in Lithuania in order to access certain medicines reimbursed by the Lithuanian state but not covered in Latvia, former head of the National Health Service (NVD) and former chairman of the board of Riga East University Hospital Edgars Labsvirs has said. At the same time, Latvian nationals officially…
Minister of Health Viktor Liashko took part in a meeting of heads of foreign diplomatic missions of Ukraine. The meeting was held with the participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy under the slogan “From the Power of Diplomacy to the Diplomacy of Power”. During the meeting, the participants focused on foreign policy priorities in…
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal got acquainted with the organization of the treatment process in the underground department of the Kherson City Perinatal Center. The Head of Government noted that this center was an example of the resilience of Ukrainian medicine, where they continued to save lives despite the danger and constant shelling. “At the expense…
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has launched an updated version of the State Register of Medicinal Products. The updated register includes data on nearly 16,500 medicinal products, analysed and cleaned before migration. The register contains information on medicinal products and pharmaceutical ingredients and enables data exchange with other systems. It is a key tool…
The Government has introduced one-time financial assistance for young medics who choose to work in rural areas or combat zones. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a Cabinet meeting on May 30. Specifically, a resolution was adopted to provide one-time financial aid to graduates of medical higher education institutions who, upon completing…