OREANDA-NEWS. September 17, 2010. The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Tikhonov took part in the opening ceremony of VII National Congress of Pharmacists of Ukraine, which these days takes place in Kharkiv.

Viktor Tikhonov read out greetings to participants of the Congress on behalf of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych on occasion of the Day of pharmaceutical worker.

"Your work is very important for Ukrainian society. After all, thanks to the pharmacists we can resist many diseases and protect the most valuable - health and life."

The basis of reforms in the medical field, initiated by government, is the creation of conditions for everyone, regardless of social status and place of residence, quality and affordable medical care" - the President of Ukraine welcoming address says.

In addition the official red the greeting address on behalf of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov and awarded diplomas of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine the best of the industry.

"Summarizing the achievements of the national pharmacy, we can state that it has become competitive on the European market and domestic market is saturated with a wide range of medicines", - Prime Minister of Ukraine congratulatory address sais. Prime Minister congratulated the Pharmacists on their professional holiday and wished them "... good health, welfare, new labor and creative achievements".

Viktor Tikhonov, addressing the assembly, said that since the last VI National Congress the State Pharmacology had many positive changes.

"First of all, this is the increase in production of drugs, adoption of a raw of new laws, updated arsenal of domestic medicines, developing and organizing a pharmacy network, pharmaceutical reform of higher education and its adaptation to the European educational space - the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine said. - But we understand that today there are a lot of problems in the industry. In particular, the legislative framework needs further improvement, inadequate is the funding for science, social and legal protection of workers, introduction of health insurance".

The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine stressed that the government "always listens carefully to the needs and aspirations of professionals who daily take care of health".

The Governmental official expressed confidence in the effectiveness of solutions that pharmacists take on Congress.