Acting Health Minister orders to create a headquarters that is to control medicines in regions

In order to control for the presence of drugs, vaccines and medical devices in the regions of Ukraine and for the rapid redistribution of drugs, if necessary at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine will be created a separate staff as well as hotline.

Under separate instructions similar staffs and hotlines have to be created by heads of relevant departments in every region. "I ask all heads of regional health departments to keep an eye on residues of drugs and vaccines in order to help each other in the critical situation," Acting Minister of Health of Ukraine V. Lazoryshynets stated.

This will allow to completely control the situation in the country and to distribute medicines in real time till the completion of tender procedures.