Ukraine and Poland have reached agreement on delivery of a large consignment of medicines to Ukraine as humanitarian assistance in combating the influenza epidemic in Ukraine.
This is stated on President Viktor Yuschenko’s official Internet website.
According to the statement, Yuschenko discussed the influenza epidemic in Ukraine with Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski on telephone.
Kaczynski raised the issue of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, particularly the western regions of the country.
Yuschenko and Kaczynski agreed that Poland will deliver a large consignment of medicines, including Tamiflu, and 1 million flu masks to Ukraine.
Kaczynski will personally transfer 300 kits for testing for the A(H1N1) influenza virus from Poland’s presidential hospital.
Kaczynski also promised to assist Ukraine by providing mobile diagnostic centers.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has requested that the European Commission and NATO provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in connection with the A(H1N1) influenza epidemic.
The Health Ministry has declared an epidemic of the A(H1N1) influenza in Ukraine.
