Ukrainians will be able to purchase domestically produced medicines and medical products under the winter "єПідтімка" program.
Ukrainians will be able to spend the 1,000 hryvnias accrued under the winter "єПідтімка" program on purchasing Ukrainian-made medicines and medical products. production.
This was stated by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko during a joint meeting with the Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko with representatives of pharmaceutical networks and drug manufacturers, which took place on Friday, November 1.
“UAH 1,000 of “ePidtrimki” will be sent to Ukrainians on the “National Cashback” card. This will save time and resources, because the “National Cashback” system has already been built and has passed all tests. People received the first cashback payments and even started spending it. Now funds under the “National Cashback” program can be spent on utilities, purchasing transport tickets or donations. We want to supplement the list of expenses for which UAH 1,000 of “ePidtrimki” can be used with the opportunity to purchase medicines and medical products of Ukrainian manufacture,” Yulia Sviridenko noted.
The Minister also reported that more than 50 pharmaceutical manufacturers and about 250 sellers of medicines and medical products have already joined the National Cashback program. Therefore, expanding the list of possible program expenses on medicines and medical products will support not only ordinary Ukrainians who need medicines, but also domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Sviridenko clarified that the “ePidtrimka” program will apply to all Ukrainians – both adults and children. Particular attention will be paid to ensuring that pensioners, internally displaced persons, and citizens “living in high-risk military areas” can receive funds under the winter “ePidtrimka” program.
The official also recalled that during the previous “ePidtrimka” program and the UAH 6,500 assistance program in 2021-2022, Ukrainians spent more than UAH 500 million on medicines.
Recall that President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the allocation of UAH 1,000 to each Ukrainian. Applications for funds can be submitted during the winter and spent in 2025. Only Ukrainian goods and services can be paid for. But some in the Verkhovna Rada suggest that the government will try to count the population of Ukraine in this way.
