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Tax administration to start inspecting drug stores on Nov. 2 The State Tax Administration, the State Inspection for Prices, and the State Inspection for Quality of Medicines will start checks at drug stores from November 2 to make sure drug stores have medicines from the list endorsed by the Health Ministry and to check the prices of medicines
Oct 31, 2009 at 21:44 | Ukrainian News
Kremlin: Ukraine vote revives gas dispute risks MARRAKESH, Morocco, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A standoff between Ukrainian political forces ahead of a presidential election poses risks for Russian gas supplies to Europe, a Kremlin aide said on Saturday.
Oct 31, 2009 at 19:55 | Reuters
Yanukovych: Health minister should be dismissed Kyiv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Regions Party has demanded that Ukrainian Health Minister Vasyl Kniazevych be immediately dismissed, party leader Viktor Yanukovych has said.
Oct 31, 2009 at 19:09 | Interfax-Ukraine
IMF concerned about populist wage and pension hikes in Ukraine Washington, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The program of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stabilized the Ukrainian economy, however, the law increasing social standards in the country poses a threat to this stability, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has said.
Oct 31, 2009 at 18:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko: Ukraine to boost face mask production Lviv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian enterprises will in three or four days start to produce up to one million face masks a day, Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said.
Oct 31, 2009 at 17:07 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko sure Ukraine will join European Union Kyiv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine will gain membership of the European Union, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said in her election program entitled “Ukraine Will Win. Ukraine is You.”
Oct 31, 2009 at 16:46
WHO mission to visit Ukraine on Nov. 2 The mission of the World Health Organization will visit Ukraine on November 2 to study the situation in the regions hit by the A(H1N1) flu epidemic.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko announced this after the conference call meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Saturday.
Oct 31, 2009 at 16:31 | Ukrainian News
Governor: Lviv region needs 15,000 packs of Tamiflu Lviv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Lviv region needs an additional 15,000 packs of Tamiflu, a medication used to treat and prevent flu.
Oct 31, 2009 at 16:25 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko: 48 die of swine flu in Ukraine MOSCOW (AP) — The Interfax news agency quotes Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko as saying that 48 people have died of swine flu in the ex-Soviet nation.
Oct 31, 2009 at 15:08 | Associated Press
Bohatyriova: Health minister фnd сhief sanitary doctor should become members of National Security and Defense Council The National Security and Defense Council believes the health minister and the chief sanitary doctor should be appointed members of the council.

National Security and Defense Council Secretary Raisa Bohatyriova gave her position on the Ukraina TV channel on Friday evening.
Oct 31, 2009 at 15:04 | Ukrainian News
National Security and Defense Council wants urgent reform of sanitary-and-epidemiologic service The National Security and Defense Council has arrived at a decision that urgent reform of the sanitary-and-epidemiologic service of Ukraine must be carried out.

National Security and Defense Council Secretary Raisa Bohatyriova said this on the Ukraina TV channel on Friday evening.
Oct 31, 2009 at 13:44 | Ukrainian News
Health Ministry engages medical students in helping doctors treat flu patients The Ministry of Health intends to engage students of medical universities in helping doctors deal with influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections.
Oct 31, 2009 at 13:40 | Ukrainian News
Health Ministry: 34 dead from flu in three western Ukraine oblasts The Ukrainian Health Ministry has confirmed 34 deaths from flu and acute respiratory viral diseases in Ternopil region, Ivano-Frankivsk region, and Lviv region from October 19 until 21:30 of October 30.
Oct 31, 2009 at 13:23 | Ukrainian News
Pneumonia death toll in Lviv Oblast climbs to 15 Lviv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The number of those who have died from acute pneumonia in Lviv region has increased to 15 people.
Oct 31, 2009 at 13:06
UEFA not planning to postpone Dynamo match over H1N1 BERNE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - UEFA said on Friday that it did not have any immediate plans to postpone next week's Champions League match between Dynamo Kiev and Inter Milan due to swine flu restrictions in Ukraine.
Oct 31, 2009 at 12:40 | Reuters