Meeting description: The charity Medicines to Ukraine presented on its work raising money to deliver medicines appliances and dressings to medical facilities in Ukraine since the outbreak of war with Russia. The Ukrainian Health Service has employed a pull-push model to ensure deliveries are tailored to what is needed while waste is minimised this supply model is being adopted by WHO as anovel scheme to deliver when humanitarian catastrophes are caused by war. All members present were asked to help promote the work of the charity both in parliament and within their constituencies. Prior to introducing Medicines to Ukraine the PDA highlighted unplanned pharmacy closures why it believes this not caused by a shortage of pharmacists and why these closures are detrimental to patients and carers. Finally the PDA detailed how the owners of closed pharmacies are paid despite not being open and those present were asked to raise this issue with the Cabinet Secretary.
Topic label: Health, Defence