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Upharmacia August 2017 reformation of the blood service in Ukraine. D obrobut M edical C hain to O pen a C ardio C enter by the E nd of 2019 Ukrainian medical chain Dobrobut plans to open new cardiology center by the end of 2019 to conduct stenting and coronary angiography as well as open heart surgeries. The amount of USD 100 mio is planned to be invested. Dobrobut launched its first cardio clinic in 2016. It plans to conduct 200-250 heart surgeries in 2017; in 2018, they should increase to 400. Moreover, the chain plans to develop oncology and pediatric directions. The company is building its second children’s hospital. In Oct 2017, Dobrobut will launch diagnostic oncology center in Cancer Institute. Dobrobut medical chain was established in 2001. It currently includes three children clinics, two polyclinics and one hospital for adult patients, as well as a first aid station. The company’s stuff amounts 10 ths employees, which provide services to 1.5 mio patients per year. V oting for the M edical R eform U ndermined On Jul 8, Ukrainian Parliament preliminarily approved the Draft Law #6327 on state financial guaranties in provision of medical services and drugs. Afterwards, the document was proceeded by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Health.The MPs proposed 886 edits to the Draft Law; 396 of them were approved in the end. However, according to the acting Head of the MOH Ulana Suprun, the Head of www.upharma-c.com the Parliamentary Committee Olga Bogomolets refused to sign the document for voting. Consequently, the document was signed by the Deputy Head of the Committee, but the Parliament didn’t have time to vote the Draft Law. Therefore, the approval of the medical reform actively pushed by the MOH, was sabotaged in the Parliament. According to the board member of the Anti Corruption Action Centre, the blocking of the medical reform is in the interests of the medical elite, which u