About 70% of patients with orphan diseases remain at home, despite Russia’s war against Ukraine, the press service of the State Enterprise “Medical Procurement of Ukraine” reports on Tuesday.
State Enterprise “Medical Procurement of Ukraine” coordinates with organizations representing patients with orphan diseases to ensure their access to medicines.
As reported, Airbnb provides patients with rare (orphan) diseases leaving Ukraine with free housing for a period of a month. The project is part of a partnership with Airbnb, which runs a larger Airbnb.org program to provide housing for 100,000 refugees leaving Ukraine.
According to unofficial data and feedback from patient organizations, the majority of people with rare diseases remained in Ukraine, as they need additional support to leave the country.
In Ukraine, there are about 2 million people living with rare diseases (such as spinal muscular atrophy).
Structure of ukraine’s gdp in 2021 (production method, graphically)
SSC of Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that Germany supports Ukraine and “acts decisively.”
“Our goal must be that Ukraine can defend its sovereignty, its freedom and its democracy. We support them in this. We are acting prudently and adapting to the current situation. And we are acting decisively,” he tweeted.
As reported, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said last week that preparations had recently begun for the next EUR150 million loan from Germany, which will help support Ukraine’s macro-financial stability.
According to him, only in the second half of April, Germany received a EUR150 million loan to support small and medium-sized businesses, an agreement on which was reached back in March 2020.
“Minister Christian Lindner also noted that they are considering providing us with military support in the amount of EUR1 billion, but we expected from Germany no less financial support than that provided by the UK, Canada or the United States,” Marchenko said.
On Wednesday, May 4, the Swedish Embassy in Ukraine will resume its work in Kyiv, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said.
“On Wednesday, the Swedish Embassy will reopen in Kyiv. Thanks to Tobias Tyberg for the time and for your hard work, and Poland for temporarily hosting us. Sweden will continue to be with Ukraine and is glad that Sweden will return to Ukraine,” Linde wrote in Twitter on Monday.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, following a conversation with the head of German diplomacy Annalena Berbock, said that Germany plays a decisive role in preparing the EU oil embargo against Russia.
“I spoke with my German colleague Annalena Burbock and thanked her for her decision to support the oil embargo against Russia. Germany plays a decisive role in preparing this step. I also stressed that granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate is in the interests of Ukraine, Germany and Europe,” he wrote. Kuleba on Twitter on Monday.
The Union of European Football Associations has decided not to allow Russian clubs to participate in the Champions League and Europa League season 2022/2023, the UEFA press service reported on Monday.
There will be no Russian clubs in UEFA club competitions in the 2022/23 season.
Thus, there will be no Russian teams next season in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Women’s Champions League and UEFA Youth League.
Russian clubs and national teams were suspended by the decision of UEFA and FIFA on February 28 due to the situation in Ukraine.
