"This year the state will procure all the drugs through the United Nations and British company Crown Agents. This makes up almost 4 billion hryvnias," Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk emphasised in the Ten Minutes program on Sunday, January 17.

"International monitoring will prevent Ukrainian pharmaceutical mafia from stealing the money, while the state will be able to purchase more drugs of good quality," stressed Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

The Prime Minister noted that last year thanks to ProZorro e-procurement system, which worked in an experimental mode, Ukraine’s medical facilities saved more than 16% or UAH11 million.

"We expect even more savings and more efficient spending of the budget from the international organizations," underlined Arseniy Yatsenyuk.