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Upharmacia January 2017 their professional knowledge and experience. While, the pharmaceutical producers do not have a sufficient basis for the adoption of a positive or negative decision on the continuation of business activities in Ukraine”, the appeal of the EBA stated. M o H P romulgated all T enders for 2016 P ublic P rocurements The MoH signed all contracts and promulgated all tenders on the public procurement of medicines for the funds of 2016 State Budget, the Head of the Ministry reported. The funds for the procurement of medicines under the State Budget 2017 are expected to come in Mar. In fact, procurements for this year and the previous year are to be conducted in 2017. The Ministry continues cooperation with International procurement organizations (UNDR, Crown Agents and UNICEF) within the delegated public procurements. of state policy in the sphere of public health or for the omission of his department. Mr. Groysman said the government is to arrange the political consultation regarding the appointment of the Head of the MOH. In Jul 2016, Ulana Suprun was appointed to the position of the acting Minister of Health and currently holds the position. On Jan 1, 2017, the Director of Heat Institute started publicly accusing Ulana Suprun and the MoH management in negligence and failure of public procurements of medicines and medical equipment for the treatment cardiovascular diseases. The acting Minister rejected the accusations, while the Prime Minister supported the MOH management, calling it “an absolutely incorruptible team that has a chance to bring the health care system to a new level”. U kraine ’ s PM is asked to appoint H ead of the M o H Parliamentary Committee on Public Health appealed Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman asking to submit to the Parliament a candidate for the post of the Minister of Health with a view to entrusting this person with personal responsibility for the formation and implementation 16 www.upharma-c.com