Oleksiy Solovyov met with representatives of the Health Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Solovyov together with experts of the NSDC Staff net with representatives of the Health Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.

During the meeting, Mr. Solovyov noted that the Council’s Staff in accordance with the law and within its competence analyzes the state of national security in order to identify real and potential threats to the national interests of Ukraine, in particular, in the health care.

The parties discussed the issues of expanding access of Ukrainian patients to medical products, the problem of combating drug counterfeiting, “gray” imports and smuggling of medical products covered by the Council of Europe Convention on the Counterfeiting of Medical Products and Similar Crimes involving Threats to Public Health.

Mr. Solovyov drew the attention of the audience to the importance of harmonizing the relevant domestic legislation with the legislation of EU member states in the field of circulation of medicines and other medical products.