The Center's Director Mykhailo Babenko made a working visit to the Republic of Poland as part of a team of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control, led by the Deputy Minister of Health for European Integration Maryna Slobodnichenko.
A delegation from Ukraine held a trilateral working meeting with the management and representatives of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products of Poland (Urząd Rejestracji PL, WM i PB) and the Medical Devices Agency of Sweden Läkemedelsverket.
During the dialogue, they learned about the regulatory procedures of the Polish and Swedish agencies: authorization of medicinal products under Poland's national procedure, regulation of clinical trials in accordance with the updated legislation, and inspection of clinical trials. The regulation of medical cannabis in Poland and Sweden was also discussed.
We also met with representatives of the Main Pharmaceutical Inspectorate of Poland. We became familiar with the main areas of their work and agreed to develop further partnership relations.
Took part in the ceremonial signing of Memoranda of Cooperation between the MoH of Ukraine and the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products of Poland, and between the MoH of Ukraine and the Swedish Medical Devices Agency.
This cooperation will make it possible to adopt European experience in regulating the market of medicinal products and medical devices and will promote the reform processes of Ukraine's pharmaceutical sector in establishing a state control authority. The main areas of interaction will include training and expert components in the pharmaceutical sphere, sharing of best practices and legal sources in the field of registration of medicinal products, clinical trials, regulation of the circulation of medical devices, and other areas.
