The first step has been taken: The Concept of the Development of Nuclear Medicine and the Introduction of the Production of Radioactive Medicines in Ukraine was presented

SE “USIE IZOTOP” presented the concept of the development of nuclear medicine and the introduction of the production of radioactive medicines in Ukraine (hereinafter – the Concept) at the subcommittee on the prevention and control of oncological diseases of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Public Health, Medical Aid and Medical Insurance under the chairmanship of Valerii Zub.

For us, this is a thorough document about a comprehensive approach to the development of nuclear medicine and the introduction of our own production of radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment and diagnosis of oncological diagnoses, the detection of cardiovascular, endocrine, nephrological, neurological and other diseases.

Why is this important?

• Ukraine does not have its own production of radiopharmaceuticals, which would cover the need for them for our citizens
• Almost all preparations (with the exception of a small part of diagnostic drugs) and 100% of the corresponding equipment are supplied from abroad
• The full-scale invasion of the russia led to the closure of airspace, which complicated the supply routes and increased the waiting time for patients for medicine and diagnostic preparations
• Imports always make goods more expensive
• There are many other points that complicate the access of our citizens to high-quality, and most importantly, timely diagnosis and treatment

What do we offer?

• Develop and approve the state program for the development of nuclear medicine
• Create a network of territorial oncology diagnostic centers with compact cyclotrons (this is already being worked on by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and SE “Medical Procurement of Ukraine”)
• to create an industrial cyclotron center at the premises of SE “USIE IZOTOP” with the first quality control laboratory for radioactive medicinal products in Ukraine according to GMP standards (our specialists are working on this).

We thank Valerii Zub for paying attention to this issue, to each participant individually for active participation in the discussion, for a constructive dialogue for supporting the Concept project as a whole: the State Property Fund of Ukraine, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, SE “Medical Procurement of Ukraine”, the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control, State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine. Special thanks to the doctors and scientists who expressed their position regarding the importance of the project and found time to join the meeting: National Cancer Institute, Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Feofaniya Clinical Hospital, The State Institution Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Center, Department of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.