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A new shipment of 392,000 doses of MMR vaccines arrive to Ukraine At the request of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and as part of support to the Government immunization program, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has procured 392,000 doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine for Ukraine to respond to the continuing measles outbreak in the country. In total, over one million doses of MMR vaccine are currently available in Ukraine.
MoH of Ukraine presented changes in health care to international partners Key partners of the Ministry of Health - representatives of embassies and international organizations - highly appreciate changes that have already taken place in health care and support the Ministry’s efforts in their implementation. Together with the partners, Acting Health Minister Ulyana Suprun and her Deputies Pavlo Kovtonyuk, Olha Stefanyshyna, Oleksandr Linchevskyi, Roman Ilyk discussed further steps and priorities in the work of the Ministry in 2019, and healthcare transformation during the 17 April meeting.
WHO: The Affordable Medicines Program has improved access to medicines for Ukrainians The World Health Organization has published a report on the Government Affordable Medicines Program. According to WHO, the Program has improved access to treatment for Ukrainians and has allowed to lower the prices of medicines.
Speech of A/Minister of Health Dr. Ulana Suprun at the High Level Meeting on NCDs, the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (As Delivered) With resolute determination we are liberating Ukraine’s healthcare system held hostage by Soviet design which openly neglected patients. Ukrainians deserve a modern healthcare modeled after the world’s best standards and practices putting patients first.
A key priority is fighting non-communicable diseases (NCDs) annually accounting for 86% of all deaths in Ukraine, a country with one of the highest mortality rates from cardiovascular diseases in Europe.