The Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino has become a partner in a project to provide the frontline area and destroyed hospitals in the regions with state-of-the-art mobile hospitals to provide emergency care to the wounded.
Acino shipped 1600 packages of medicines from its own product portfolio to the pilot medical complex on wheels for a total of UAH 150 thousand. In particular, these are drugs used in neurology, psychiatry, cardiology and therapy.
The project was initiated by the Charitable Foundation for Reconstruction and Development of Ukraine, which plans to purchase 52 mobile hospitals. The cost of one such medical complex on wheels is 240 thousand euros. In total, 14 organizations both in Ukraine and abroad have joined the project.
The company plans to provide medicines to the next mobile hospitals within the framework of this project. This was stated by Yevhen Zaika, CEO of Acino in Ukraine, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pharma Start, during the presentation of the project at the end of 2022 at the Parkovy Exhibition and Convention Center, Kyiv.
A mobile hospital is a specialized development that is a full-fledged hospital on wheels, equipped with the most modern medical equipment:
The mobile hospital has increased cross-country ability and its own generator, which allows it to operate completely autonomously. Two teams of medics can work in the mobile hospital at the same time and can save up to 100 lives a day, based on the “golden hour” principle. If necessary and subject to sufficient medical staffing, the hospital can provide care to more patients.
Acino has been supporting the people and the state since the first days of the full-scale war. Since February 24, the company has donated over UAH 67 million for humanitarian purposes. This includes more than 200 thousand packs of medicines to hospitals and hospitals and more than UAH 8 million to support the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and charitable organizations. At the beginning of 2023, Acino was recognized by the President of Ukraine for supporting Ukraine and the Ukrainian people at a crucial moment.
ACINO, ARTEM HONCHARENKO, CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE, YEVHEN ZAIKA
Last year thanks to the efforts of the association Ukrsadvindindprom and some Ukrainian wine producers, Ukraine after a 14-year break regained its membership in the International Organization of Vine and Wine (IOVW, International Organization of Vine and Wine).
On the 9-10th of March 2023 in France the General Assembly of IOVW took place, in which the representative from Ukraine, the head of the Public Association “The Association of Gardens, Winegrowers and Wine-makers of Ukraine” Volodymyr Pechko took part.
International Organization of Winegrowing and Winemaking is an intergovernmental organization, established according to the Treaty of April 3rd, 2001. IOVW is successor of the Intergovernmental Organisation – International Bureau of Vine and Wine (BIVW), set up according to an agreement of eight countries (France, Spain, Tunisia, Portugal, Hungary, Luxembourg, Greece and Italy) in Paris on November 29, 1924.
The organization provides recommendations to the wine-growing and wine-making industries, which are adopted by the European Community, thus emphasizing the influence of the IOWAV on the regulation and trade processes (EU countries produce about 70% of the world’s wine).
The organization’s main objectives are:
– The health benefits and quality of wine;
– protection of interests of the wine industry and creation of favorable market conditions;
– harmonization of standards and compliance of analysis methods;
– protection of geographical indications;
– guarantee of purity and origin of products;
– combating fraud and unfair competition.
Currently, Ukrainian scientists, including representatives of the scientific center “Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking” actively work in the committees of the IOVV NAAS of Ukraine.
According to IOVW, there are 47 countries in the world today that produce wine on an industrial scale. However, not all of these countries have individual states or regions that are specifically designated as wine producing. The top five largest wine-producing states include Italy, France, Spain, the United States and Argentina. These five countries account for more than half of the world’s wine production. It is worth noting that the ranking can change from year to year depending on factors such as weather conditions, yields and demand.
“According to historical data, until 1991, Ukraine was one of the largest wine-producing regions of Europe. At the same time, Ukrainian winemaking was integrated into the Soviet wine industry along with Georgia and Moldova. In the late 1980s, wine production in Ukraine peaked at about 120 million decaliters per year, which was about one-third of total wine production in the Soviet Union. By comparison, production in 2020 was about 35 million decaliters,” explained Volodymyr Pechko, head of the Ukrsadvinprom association.
He also reminded that in the first years of independence, huge wineries became uncompetitive and lost the market, which led to a crisis of the entire industry.
“In recent years, winemaking began to revive largely due to small wineries and wine tourism in our country. But everyone is now hamstrung by war, so the way out for all of us is to find new markets for our products,” Pechko stressed.
As of February 1, 2022, the total area of vine plantations in Ukraine by all categories of farms amounted to 34.0 thousand hectares, gross harvest of grapes – 257.5 thousand tons. However, after the outbreak of hostilities, almost a quarter of the area under vineyards are temporarily occupied or are in the war zone.
In turn, the deputy head of the association “Ukrsadvinprom” Maksim Urakin noted that Ukraine can produce and export a much larger volume of wine than today.
“In January 2023, Ukraine produced 422 thousand decaliters of wine, with about 328 thousand decaliters sold on the domestic market during the same period. And taking into account the fact that during winter months the production level is lower due to seasonal factor, the export potential of Ukrainian winemaking remains significant”, – said Urakin.
According to the expert, finding partners and entering new markets is not an easy thing to do as there is fierce competition in this segment.
“Most of the major wine producing countries support their producers and encourage them to export. Ukraine will not be able to establish itself as a major winemaking country without systematic government support for domestic producers and without the search for new markets and participation in exhibitions, forums and conferences. Situationally, the industry may also be helped by the fact that because of the hostilities, millions of our citizens were forced to go abroad, where they became local consumers. Including through them we can increase the export of our goods, including wine”, – says Urakin.
This year, representatives of Ukrsadvinprom association and leading Ukrainian winemakers are taking part in ProWein international exhibition on behalf of Ukraine.
This year the exhibition will take place from March 19 to 21. Ukrainian stand will feature products of 10 winemakers under the common brand Wines of Ukraine:
1. Beykush Winery (Nikolaev region)
2. Father’s Wine VB (Ternopil region)
3. Prince Trubetskoy Winery (Kherson region)
4. Chateau Chizay (Transcarpathian region)
5. Stakhovsky Wines (Transcarpathian region)
6. Biologist Craft Winery (Kyiv region)
7. Colonist Winery (Odessa region / Southern Bessarabia)
8. Villa Tinta (Odessa region / Southern Bessarabia)
9. My Wine by Eduard Gorodetsky (Odessa region)
10. 46 Parallel Wine Group (Odessa region).
International exhibition ProWein is one of the largest and most important wine and spirits exhibitions in the world, which is held annually in Dusseldorf, Germany. The event attracts thousands of exhibitors and visitors from all over the world, including wineries, wine merchants, sommeliers and industry professionals. ProWein is hosted by Messe Düsseldorf, the leading organizer of international trade fairs, and usually takes place over three days in March. A wide range of products, including wines, spirits, beer and soft drinks, as well as accessories such as glassware and wine storage solutions, are on display.
One of the key features of ProWein is an extensive program of seminars, tastings and master classes designed to showcase the latest trends and developments in the wine and spirits industry. These events are led by experts from around the world and cover a wide range of topics, from viticulture and winemaking to marketing and sales.
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Today, on March 17, 2022, a presentation of the book “I am here. We are here. We all are Ukraine. The phenomenon of Vladimir Zelensky.”
“On January 25, 2022, the Ukrainian president did not celebrate his forty-fourth birthday because he spent it at work… Zelensky has been criticized for populism since the beginning of his presidency. But not this time,” the book says.
The book was published in the Ukrainian language by the publishing center “Academia”. Its author is a Polish journalist, translator and diplomat Natalia Brizhko-Zapur. She took up the study of the phenomenon of President Zelenski only because she is well versed in the history of Poland and Ukraine, in the struggle of the two neighboring countries for European values, as well as in political movements and personalities.
After gaining invaluable experience in the 1980s in the anti-communist opposition movement, Natalia spent more than 30 years devoting herself to journalism and later to diplomacy. In the early 2000s she was an advisor at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Kiev.
As Vasyl Teremko, the head of projects of the All-Ukrainian Center “Academia”, notes, it was interesting for the publisher to publish this book in Ukraine, because it truthfully traced the phenomenal phenomenon of unity of Ukrainians around their President. Who is the current leader of Ukraine as a person, a citizen and President?
Who are his friends and team, opponents and enemies? Why did Ukraine and Russia choose different paths after the collapse of the USSR? This is the observational and analytical story of a Polish journalist.
“So Zelensky’s strength in influencing world public opinion lies in the content of his speeches, which directly relate to feelings and universal human values, which have been somewhat devalued in recent years due to the flow of political PR…. This book neither assesses nor summarizes. It reviews current events, reminiscent of treading on thin ice. World history knows many publications in which the analysis presented often turns out to be erroneous, and the predictions are inaccurate. After all, time must be merciless to premature conclusions. Therefore, what I offer the reader today is only a reflection of the moment, “- says the author in the book.
The book is published in a modern and convenient format. It tells about periods in the life of Vladimir Zelenski, in particular before the full-scale invasion of Russia and during the war.
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UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Inger Andersen expects her team to be present in Ukraine for at least four years to help the Ukrainian government overcome the negative consequences of the war.
“So far, UNEP has not been present in Ukraine. But now we are. What we have done so far has been to support from afar, whereas now we will work closely with the Ministry of Environment to help them get the skills they need to deal with a catastrophic situation. From an environmental point of view,” Andersen said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
According to her, UNEP expects to “stay here for at least four years and be able to provide all the technical support the Ukrainian government needs to ensure a solid and sustainable recovery.
The director also said it is important that reconstruction and construction take place in a cleaner and greener way, because this can ensure that the pollution that existed before the war will be reduced and disappear afterwards.
“So there is a lot of work to be done. And this is an area that we will definitely support,” she said.
For now, Andersen said, the first priority is to train inspectors across the country to assess environmental damage.
“In October, we sent the first group of 25 people to Switzerland to be trained. And now the team is already coming here to continue the training,” UNEP said.
“Hundreds of inspectors are expected to work across the country.”
Andersen also stressed that before the full-scale invasion, Ukraine played an active role in Europe on environmental issues and signed most of the important environmental agreements.
“But that’s not a priority now, the priority is people and people’s health and well-being, of course,” Andersen added.
The full text of the interview with the executive director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) will be published on the Interfax-Ukraine website.
