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Yushchenko wants consolidation of national health care system President Viktor Yushchenko wants a deep professional reform of the national health care system to consolidate the facilities existing with the health departments of a number of ministries and departments, and create an effective and fair health care system in Ukraine.

President Yushchenko gave his stance on the matter of the national health care system during a meeting in Kherson on the issues of provision of regional security in the environment of the flu epidemic in Ukraine.
Nov 10, 2009 at 21:45 | Ukrainian News
Former SBU Deputy head Kyslynskyi to challenge criminal case instituted on suspicion of forgery of documents Andrii Kyslynskyi, the former deputy chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine, intends to file a suit with the Pecherskyi district court of Kyiv on November 11 to cancel a criminal case instituted against him on suspicion of forgery of documents and use of forged documents.
Nov 10, 2009 at 21:41 | Ukrainian News
Ukrainian delegation to attend CEI summit in Bucharest on November 12-13 Ukrainian delegates will participate in a meeting of foreign ministers and a summit of the heads of government of the member states of the Central European Initiative (CEI), which will be held in Bucharest on November 12-13, 2009.
Nov 10, 2009 at 21:25 | Interfax-Ukraine
French secretary of state for European affairs to visit Ukraine on November 12-13 French Secretary of State for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche will visit Ukraine on November 12-13, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Valeriy Dzhyhun said in Kyiv on Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 at 21:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine asks WHO for 15 million doses of free vaccine to fight flu outbreak The Health Ministry of Ukraine has asked the World Health Organization to supply 15 million doses of vaccine against the A/H1N1 flu virus free of charge, First Deputy Health Minister Vasyl Lazoryshynets said at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 at 19:43 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko sure court will confirm correctness of his decision to raise social standards Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has said he is confident that the Constitutional Court will confirm the correctness of his decision to support an increase in social standards, in particular, the living wage.
Nov 10, 2009 at 19:15 | Interfax-Ukraine
Parliament committee member: Еxisting control system on pharmaceutical market inefficient, results in medicine price hikes The existing state system of control over operators on Ukraine's pharmaceutical market is inefficient and results in an increase in the sales prices of medicines, Oleh Vynohradov, a member of the parliamentary health care committee, said at the Adam Smith Institute's Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Forum in Kyiv.
Nov 10, 2009 at 19:11 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko calls on doctors to give their views of health reform in Ukraine Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has called on doctors not to burden politicians with conducting healthcare reforms in the country, but offer their own views on the reform of the sector.
Nov 10, 2009 at 18:08 | Interfax-Ukraine
Prysiazhniuk appointed SBU deputy chief Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has signed a decree appointing Anatoliy Prysiazhniuk as a deputy chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
Nov 10, 2009 at 16:18 | Interfax-Ukraine
Government: Ukraine records 67 swine flu cases, 14 of them fatal Ukraine has recorded 67 cases of swine flu, with 14 dying from the virus, First Deputy Health Minister Vasyl Lazoryshynets said on Nov. 10.
Nov 10, 2009 at 16:08 | Interfax-Ukraine
Bohatyriova: Draft law banning advertising of unsafe medicines introduced in parliament Ukraine's parliament is to consider a draft law banning the advertising of unsafe medicines, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Raisa Bohatyriova has said.
Nov 10, 2009 at 16:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Cabinet to re-equip sanitary epidemiological services The Cabinet of Ministers is planning to replace equipment at sanitary epidemiological services, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has announced in Vinnytsia at a conference devoted to counter-influenza measures.
Nov 10, 2009 at 15:42 | Ukrainian News
6-7 million doses of vaccine against А/H1N1 flu needed in Ukraine A total of 6-7 million doses of vaccine against А/H1N1 flu are needed in Ukraine to vaccinate people in high-risk groups in Ukraine, First Deputy Health Ministry Vasyl Lazoryshynets said at a briefing in Kyiv on Nov. 10.
Nov 10, 2009 at 13:52 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainians buy $794 million more currency than sell in October The Ukrainian public in October 2009 bought $793.6 million more in foreign currency than it sold, while foreign currency purchases in September exceeded sales by $565.7 million, according to theweb site of the National Bank of Ukraine.
Nov 10, 2009 at 13:28 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yushchenko asks NBU head to finance aircraft industry Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has asked National Bank Governor Volodymyr Stelmakh to take steps to finance the aircraft industry.
Nov 10, 2009 at 13:21 | Interfax-Ukraine