Drug prices in Ukraine are absolutely inadequate and the authorities are preparing a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to resolve this issue.
This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an address, the transcript of which was published by the press service of the head of state.
"First, a meeting with the participation of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, First Vice Prime Minister Yuliya Svyrydenko and Minister of Health Viktor Liashko on drug prices. The prices are absolutely inadequate," Zelenskyy said.
According to him, "pharmacy chains and manufacturers should provide more comfortable conditions" for Ukrainians.
The President mentioned the resolution of this issue among the number of decisions that are "almost finalized" and have a "clear path to implementation."
"We are preparing a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council on this issue and very specific proposals in the interests of our people to reduce prices," Zelenskyy said.
We will remind, on the eve of Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted the importance of free access of citizens to medicines, calling the manipulation of some pharmacy chains with prices "absolutely unacceptable" and announced personnel changes in the government if effective mechanisms for combating monopolies are not proposed in the near future.
"This is the responsibility of the government, specifically the Minister of Health, the Antimonopoly Committee... We need specific steps, specific solutions that will make the protection of the health of our people more accessible," the President said.
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