Development of HTA, ODK, and support of projects in the healthcare sector – chaired by the Center’s Director Mykhailo Babenko, the first meeting was held at the Center with the President and CEO of Management Sciences for Health (MSH, USA) Marian Wentworth and representatives of the USAID/#SAFEMed project in Ukraine
The meeting was also attended by MSH Chief of Staff to the President Erika Martin, Senior Technical Advisor for Pharmaceutical Governance and Financing of the SAFEMed project in Ukraine Olena Filiniuk, and project interpreter Yuliia Shyhorina; on behalf of the Center, Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs Mykhailo Lobas and Director of the HTA Department Oresta Piniazhko.
The parties discussed systemic achievements in line with the roadmap and further prospects for cooperation in the area of HTA for the coming year, in particular:
- joint holding of the 5th anniversary HTA forum in Ukraine in September 2024
- development of expert capacity in HTA for medical devices and in horizon scanning (launching a training pilot project using the example of HIV treatment in Ukraine);
- further processes of institutionalization of a separate independent HTA Agency.
Support and joint efforts toward the establishment of a separate state control authority (SCA) in Ukraine, the development of a pricing policy for medicinal products, and a positive list were also discussed.
“I am sincerely glad to have the opportunity to welcome MSH representatives in Ukraine and within the walls of the Center, and to personally thank them for their partnership support for Ukraine and for the healthcare sector in particular amid the full-scale war. We highly appreciate the efforts and assistance provided by MSH and our colleagues from SAFEMed in Ukraine toward building the institutional capacity for health technology assessment, supporting European integration processes, developing the scientific and expert potential of our specialists, and developing new projects, and we hope for further close cooperation,” noted Mykhailo Babenko.
The parties exchanged views on upcoming cooperation plans and mutual dialogue.
