PM Groysman: Budget of Affordable Medicines state program to be increased up to UAH 750 mln

The budget of the Affordable Medicines state program, which was initiated this April to provide medicines to the patients with asthma, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, will be increased up to UAH 750 million.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said this on the air of 112 Ukraine TV channel, the Government portal reports.

"We have taken a Western transparent system and implemented it in Ukraine. We are aware of the problematic issues and are working [to eliminate them]. We have allocated additional UAH 250 million so it [the program’s budget] will have UAH 750 million. We do not stop. It is necessary to expand the list of medicines under the reimbursement program as this system is the most transparent one," the Head of Government said.

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