On August 18, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted amendments to the Resolution “On Amendments to the Procedures Approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 9, 2021 № 339” concerning the equipment of expert and regional neonatal screening centers with laboratory equipment and laboratory information system. UAH 300 million has been allocated for this. Funds have been allocated from the Fund of the President of Ukraine for the implementation of the Healthy Ukraine program.
Thus, the document identifies the state enterprise “Medical Procurement of Ukraine” as the recipient of these funds for the purchase of laboratory equipment for expert and regional neonatal screening centers.
“Neonatal screening is a mechanism that will help us detect congenital or rare inherited diseases in children in time. Usually, such children are born without visible signs of pathology, and when the disease is already manifested, changes in the child’s body become irreversible and lead to disability and early death of patients. Early asymptomatic diagnosis and timely treatment can save the lives of such children. Separately, we are launching the purchase of drugs for the treatment of orphan diseases under controlled access agreements. This way we will be able to give children a chance for a healthy life in Healthy Ukraine, ”explains Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko.
The resolution also stipulates that the purchase of equipment will be carried out by the state enterprise “Medical Procurement of Ukraine”, and the purchase of laboratory information systems and computerized jobs for employees of neonatal screening centers – the Ministry of Health.