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open tenders for price proposals
in the form of electronic reduction,
provides for the calculation of the
maximum amount of compensation
for costs and the determination of
the price of drugs, the cost of which
is reimbursed by state.
The plan of measures also provides
for the introduction of training
programs for the improvement
of professional qualifications of
healthcare workers in the period
from 2017 to 2019 in terms of
financial and managerial autonomy
(within the framework of technical
assistance projects). Training
programs for healthcare workers
providing primary health care will
be introduced.
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HEALTHCARE NEWS
C linical T rials R egister
L aunched in T est M ode
The State Expert Center of the MOH
launched the Clinical Trials Register,
which contains information about
clinical trials, which approved by
the orders of the MOH of Ukraine
and allowed to be held in Ukraine.
The aim of the Register is to create
the unified database of clinical trials
in Ukraine and to provide reliable
information about the state of
clinical trials to patients, physicians,
applicants, etc.
The Register has been developed
in accordance with the Helsinki
Declaration of the World Medical
Association and the WHO
International Standards for Clinical
Trials Register.
L egatum P rosperity I ndex :
U kraine held 135 th P osition in
H ealthcare
In 2017 Legatum Prosperity Index
prepared by the Legatum Institute,
Ukraine was placed 135th country
among 148 in healthcare ratings.
The overall position of Ukraine was
112th.
The “healthcare” category assesses
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the country’s activities in three
directions: physical and mental
health, health infrastructure and
preventive care. According to the
Legatum Institute, the healthcare
situation in Ukraine worsened in
part because of lower vaccination
rates. The reason for this is the
spread of public distrust towards
this type of prevention. Analysts cite
that 1/3 of parents in Ukraine are
against vaccinations.
3 M ore D iseases to be I ncluded
in R eimbursement P rogram in
2018
The MoH plans to include 3 more
nosologies in the “Affordable drugs”
reimbursement program for 2018.
Apart from cardiovascular diseases,
type II diabetes and bronchial
asthma, the program would include
drugs against chronic diseases of
the gastrointestinal tract, depressive
states and anemia in pregnancy.
Since its start in Apr 2017, about
10 mio prescriptions worth UAH
390 mio were reimbursed by the
state. The number of prescriptions
is growth by about 150 ths over
the months (1.8 mio in Oct). About
6.2 ths pharmacies in Ukraine
participate in the program.
The inclusion of new nosologies
will require allocation of UAH 300
mio. The government expects that
about UAG 1 bn will be provided
for funding of “Affordable drugs”
program.
N ew C lassification of M edical
P rofessions T ook F orce
On Nov 1, 2017, the new
classification of professions took
force in Ukraine. The changes
were made in accordance with the
international classification and
standards of the European Union.
The changes were made to medical
professions too.
The title “medical assistant in
emergency medicine” was changed
to “paramedic”, “doctor-therapist”
to “doctor of internal medicine”,
etc. Some titles were also canceled,
however, the MOH stated that these
changes would not lead to dismissal
of health workers. Doctors and
nurses with appropriate education
and skills will automatically take
positions with new professional
titles followed by further training
courses.
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