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HEALTHCARE NEWS
The implementation of the registry
for the patients, requiring insulin
therapy is considered by the MOH
The MoH of Ukraine proposes
to adopt regulations on the
registry of patients, which require
insulin therapy. The register is to
provide a single patient record,
reliable accounting of the insulin
preparations, the cost of which is
subject to state reimbursement,
the creation of an effective
system of reimbursement of the
cost of drug to patients, collection
and analysis of reliable statistical
information about the patients
and their provision with insulin.
Ukrainian healthcare reform is
setbacked
On Sept 16, The Healthcare
Committee of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine rejected the
Draft Law of Ukraine, designed
to begin the reformation of the
healthcare industry in Ukraine.
The Draft Law, aiming to convert
healthcare facilities of Ukraine
into autonomous state and
municipal enterprises free to
manage their own budget, has
been discussed three times since
Jul. Consequently, the MoH
Minister, Alexander Kvitashvili
blamed the Committee’s Head for
sabotaging the healthcare reform.
Pharmaceutical importers are to
lose their benefits
The Ministry of Finance of
Ukraine proposes to deprive
pharmaceutical companies’
benefits for VAT payment for
one year. The corresponding
provision is contained in the
Draft Tax Code presented at
National Council reform on Sept
3. If the Draft Code is approved,
the pharmaceutical companies
will pay 20% VAT instead of 7%
for importation of drugs into the
customs territory of Ukraine.
The MOH is to spend UAH 2.5 bn
for drugs procurement
The MoH of Ukraine is planning
to spend UAH 2.5 bn ($115.6 mio)
for drugs procurement through
international organizations. The
main contractors are going to be
UNICEF and “Crown Agents”.
International organisations
provided Ukraine with polio
vaccines for children vaccination
The MoH of Ukraine received
3.7 mio doses of the oral
polio vaccines and 1.1 mio
doses of inactivated polio
vaccines produced by Sanofi
Pasteur (France) as a part of
humanitarian assistance from
UNICEF. These preparations will
allow the vaccination of more
than 3 million children across
Ukraine to combat polio outbreak
in the country.
The MOH is willing to create
insulin reimbursement system in
Ukraine
patients and medical products
for laboratory support for HIV
amounting to about $10.4 mio.
The application provided the
purchase of 18000 annual
courses of treatment that
will ensure the continuation
of treatment and additional
coverage of antiretroviral therapy.
The issues of drugs advertising
will be discussed by the working
group
The MoH of Ukraine insists on
strengthening control of drug
advertising. The working group
developed to discuss the issues
of drug advertising in Ukraine
want to use the international
experience in this field to improve
related Ukrainian legislation.
The main goal of the group
is to develop a mechanism
that protects the consumer of
promotional products and drugs
from misleading information,
but at the same time takes into
account the interests of the
pharmaceutical industry.
The MoH of Ukraine approved
the working group on
development of a system of
insulin reimbursement. The
group is aiming at development
of regulatory acts required to
start in 2016 a pilot project for
execution of the Resolution of the
MOH “The issue of a pilot project
to introduce state regulation of
prices for insulin” dated March 5,
2014. On September 14, the Draft
Order on the registry of patients
that require insulin therapy was
presented by the MOH.
Ukraine is willing to purchase
drugs under PERFAR
Under the U.S. President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR) Ukraine approved
the application for the purchase
of drugs for HIV-infected
U krainian P harmaceutical M arket M onthly : S eptember /A ugust 2015