Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians (SAFEMed) Activity – July 2026 Monthly Newsletter and Success Story

We are pleased to share the July 2026 Newsletter of the Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians (SAFEMed) Activity, funded by the U.S. Government.

Along with this month’s newsletter, we are also pleased to share a new SAFEMed technical brief, Agility Under Pressure: Modernizing Ukraine’s Health Supply Chain for Resilience and Improved Access. The publication highlights how SAFEMed has helped modernize Ukraine’s health supply chain, strengthening its resilience and ensuring uninterrupted access to essential medicines during wartime while laying the foundation for a more sustainable, country-led system.

In this issue, you’ll find stories on:

• SAFEMed sharing Ukraine’s wartime HIV response experience at AIDS 2026
• The largest expansion of Ukraine’s Affordable Medicines Program since its launch.
• Kyiv becoming the first region in Ukraine to launch Managed Entry Agreement (MEA) co-financing.
• The establishment of the National Medicines Verification Organization, advancing medicines safety and supply chain transparency.

Please find attached the English and Ukrainian versions of the newsletter, along with the technical brief.

July 2026 Newsletter

Technical Brief: Agility Under Pressure: Modernizing Ukraine’s Health Supply Chain for Resilience and Improved Access

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.