Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians (SAFEMed) Activity – January 2026 Monthly Newsletter and Technical Brief
Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians (SAFEMed) Activity – January 2026 Monthly Newsletter and Technical Brief
Newsletter
In this issue, you’ll find the following stories:
- A recent monitoring visit to Ivano-Frankivsk to review continuity of HIV treatment.
- Launch of an MOH website landing page covering the latest pharmaceutical regulatory reforms.
- SAFEMed’s online participation in the December 2025 Global Digital Health Forum in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Recent publication of a peer-reviewed journal article on development of a blueprint for establishing an independent HTA agency in Ukraine.
Technical Brief – Ukraine’s Medical Procurement Landscape: The Journey to Safe, Affordable Medicines
This brief covers the eight-year history of the evolution of Ukraine’s procurement and supply chain reforms, focusing on SAFEMed’s contribution to supporting the establishment and continued growth and maturity of the State Enterprise Medical Procurement of Ukraine.
Our work in Ukraine aims to boost transparency, improve cost efficiency, and strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain, ultimately leading to better availability and use of essential medicines and health commodities for TB, HIV and AIDS, COVID-19, and noncommunicable diseases. We support the Government of Ukraine in its ongoing efforts to reform its health care system in the wake of the war.