On Thursday, December 12, at 10.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency will host a press conference regarding the launch of the Year of Diabetes campaign on the impact of crisis situations on the availability of diabetic care in Ukraine, rethinking healthcare in the EU and the Diabetes Group in the European Parliament, the availability of medicines and reimbursement, prevention, diagnosis, treatment of diabetes for veterans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Participants include MP of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Health, Medical Care and Medical Insurance Oksana Dmytriyeva (confirmation is expected); Vice President of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine Mykola Tronko; People's Artist of Ukraine, Honorary President of the Ukrainian Diabetic Federation Bohdan Beniuk; moderator - Head of the Council of the Ukrainian Diabetes Federation Valentyna Ocheretenko (8/5a Reitarska Street).

The broadcast will be available on the YouTube channel of the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

Additional info by phone: (050) 961 3190, or at: [email protected].

Admission requires registration on the spot with press ID cards.