In 2022, the Ministry of Health together with the Medical Procurement of Ukraine purchased medicines, medical devices and equipment with a total value of more than UAH 7 billion

During the year of the war, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, together with Medical Procurement of Ukraine, continues to provide hospitals with the necessary medical equipment, medicines, and other means. 

“Supporting medical institutions in such a difficult time is one of our priorities. After all, due to new equipment and medicines, our doctors will be able to quickly and accurately diagnose diseases and provide medical care, which will help save the life and health of patients. That is why, despite the war, we continue to move in this direction and make sure that the delivered medicines and medical equipment are used in place as quickly as possible and save patients,” said the Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko. 

Thus, as part of centralized procurement, 764 items of medicines and medical devices with a total value of more than UAH 5.5 billion were purchased in 2022. Of these, goods with a total value of almost UAH 3.4 billion were delivered to the central warehouse of the Ministry of Health, and goods with a total value of more than UAH 2.6 billion were delivered to hospitals. In addition, in 2022, medical equipment was purchased with a total value of almost UAH 1.7 billion. 

The products are contracted in 24 directions. Most of them are contracted, for example, for such nosologies and medical services:

• Adult oncology - goods with a total value of about UAH 1.5 billion were purchased, of which goods with a total value of more than UAH 1 billion were delivered to the central warehouse of the Medical Procurement of Ukraine, and goods with a total value of almost UAH 800 million (53% of the contracted amount) have already been delivered to the regions; 
• children's oncology - goods with a total value of more than UAH 488 million were purchased, of which goods with a total value of almost UAH 409 million were delivered to the central warehouse of the Medical Procurement of Ukraine, and goods with a total value of UAH 348 million (71% of the contracted amount) have already been delivered to the regions;
• children's hemophilia - goods with a total value of almost 284 million were purchased, of which goods with a total value of almost 228 million UAH were delivered to the central warehouse of the Medical Procurement of Ukraine, and goods with a total value of more than 157 million UAH (55% of the contracted amount) have already been delivered to the regions; 
• newborn screening - goods with a total value of about UAH 20 million were purchased, all of them were delivered to the central warehouse of the Medical Procurement of Ukraine, and 90% have already been delivered to medical institutions;
• multiple sclerosis - goods with a total value of about UAH 100 million were purchased, of which goods with a total value of more than UAH 74 million were delivered to the central warehouse of the Medical Procurement of Ukraine, and 65% of them (with a total value of about UAH 64 million) were delivered to the regions.

“Despite the overload on the healthcare system, we continued to do everything possible to ensure that the medical products purchased within the framework of centralized procurement in 2022 were delivered to the regions to every medical institution that needs it,” said Edem Adamanov, acting director general of Medical Procurement of Ukraine. 

It should be noted that the purchased medical equipment, drugs, and other medicines are distributed to various healthcare institutions in accordance with the existing needs of the region.