Legal conflict at cost of human lives
On Tuesday, September 24, at 13.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency (8/5a Reitarska Street) will host a press conference entitled "Legal conflict at cost of human lives", during which representatives of a number of organizations protecting the rights of seriously ill patients in access to innovative drugs will voice their position regarding the legal conflict resulting from decisions of the Ministry of Health, which led to the suspension of purchases of vital drugs at the regional level and jeopardized the lives and health of patients with orphan, oncological and other serious diseases.
Participants:
President of the All-Ukrainian charitable organization Council for the Protection of Patients' Rights and Safety Viktor Serdiuk;
Director of the Association Pharmaceutical Research and Development Volodymyr Redko;
Director and co-founder of the Inspiration Family Foundation for the Support of Adult Cancer Patients Anna Uzlova;
Chairperson of the Board of the Public Union Orphan Diseases of Ukraine Tetiana Kulesha, as well as patients with serious illnesses who need innovative drugs to continue their lives.
The broadcast will be available on the YouTube channel of the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
Additional information by phone: (050) 441 9993 (Alim Ablayeva).