Retail sales of emergency contraceptive drug “Postinor” for 1.5 years of war increased by 20%, follows from the released data of the company “Business Credit”.
Thus, during the six months of 2023, an average of about 22.6 thousand packs of this drug were sold per month, while in 2022 an average of 18.779 thousand packs per month, in 2021 – 17.163 thousand.
At the same time, the average price of the drug at the end of 2021 was 232, 49 UAH per pack, at the end of 2022 – 335 UAH, at the beginning of the second half of 2023 – 360 UAH.
In total, according to analysts of “Business Credit”, in 2022, 225.354 thousand packages of “Postinor” were sold in the retail network (9.42% more than a year earlier) for a total amount of UAH 65.252 million (+36%).
At the same time, following the results of the first half of 2023, 135.549 thousand packs of this drug for UAH 48.382 mln were sold in the retail network.
“Postinor” – a drug of emergency contraception. Emergency contraception is a method that can be used episodically. It should not replace regular contraception. At the same time, emergency contraception does not prevent pregnancy in all cases.
As reported, on August 17, a petition on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers with a call to ensure over-the-counter sale of emergency contraceptive drugs has collected the required number of votes for consideration.
However, on August 30, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal in response to the petition instructed the Ministry of Health to further study the issue of ensuring over-the-counter sale of such drugs.
“The Ministry of Health does not deny the revision of the legal status (category of release), namely the transfer of drugs used for emergency contraception to the group of over-the-counter medicines with the introduction of certain restrictions on their release by the age of patients by making appropriate changes to the registration materials,” Shmygal’s response to the petition reads.
Earlier, a number of experts spoke out against the uncontrolled use of emergency contraception drugs.
In particular, oncogynecologist of the medical network “Dobrobut” Alena Samokhvalova believes that the need to obtain a prescription for such drugs will not affect the ability to use them effectively, as they can be used within 72 hours, but she noted the risks of frequent use of emergency contraceptive drugs.
For her part, Larisa Zakhurdaeva, head of the obstetrics department at the Leleka Medical Center, believes that the constant use of this method of preventing unwanted pregnancies is unacceptable, but that over-the-counter access to emergency contraception should be maintained in times of war, given the limited access to medical care, the high risk of violence during hostilities, and internal and external migration.
In February, in a resolution signed after a year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Parliament, among other things, condemned the use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war and emphasized that it constitutes a war crime. In doing so, it called on the EU and countries hosting women and girls fleeing Ukraine to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services, in particular emergency contraception, including for rape survivors, and to support the provision of these services in Ukraine.
As of the end of June, Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office had recorded 208 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), 80 criminal proceedings were under investigation, 28 Russian military personnel had been notified of suspicion, five cases were pending in court, and one Russian military officer had been sentenced.
In June 2023, the Dobrobut medical network increased the number of consultations by almost 30% for adults and 70% for children compared to June 2022.
According to Interfax-Ukraine, in particular, in June 2023, the number of visitors to Dobrobut medical centers amounted to 40 thousand, while in June 2021 the network received 50 thousand visitors, and in June 2022 – 28 thousand visitors.
The network noted that the top 3 most popular specialists for adult consultations in 2022 were general practitioners, gynecologists, and neurologists, while in 2023 the most popular were general practitioners, gynecologists, and otolaryngologists.
“Dobrobut is one of the largest private medical chains in Ukraine. The network includes 17 medical centers in Kyiv and Kyiv region, an emergency service, dentistry and pharmacies. The medical centers of the network provide services for children and adults in more than 75 medical areas. Every year, Dobrobut specialists perform more than 7000 surgeries. The network employs 2700 people.
Since the first days of the war, Dobrobut’s medical and diagnostic center in Kyiv, with the support of Direct Relief International and Dobrobut Foundation, has been providing free assistance to wounded soldiers and people in difficult situations due to the war.
“Dobrobut became the first private network in Ukraine to receive funding from the U.S. federal government – with the support of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the company will build a modern physical rehabilitation center.
In the first half of 2023, the Dobrobut medical network paid almost UAH 160 million in taxes to the state budget.
According to its press release, in June of this year, 32 thousand adults received consultations at Dobrobut clinics, which is 30% more than a year earlier, and 12 thousand children – 70% more.
The medical network reminds that in the first half of the year it opened two new facilities: in January, its Dobrobut multidisciplinary hospital at 12A Bazhana Avenue, and in April, the Dobrobut medical center for adults and children at 1/2 Entuziastiv Street.
In addition, in April, a new dental clinic Dobrobut Dental Clinic was opened at 14-16 Mikhnovskoho Blvd.
The chain clarifies that in 2022, the three most sought-after doctors were a general practitioner, an obstetrician-gynecologist and a neurologist, and in 2023 – a general practitioner, an obstetrician-gynecologist and an otolaryngologist.
The press release also notes that Dobrobut continues to provide free medical care to Ukrainians affected by the war. With the support of Direct Relief and the Dobrobut Foundation, 469 people have received free inpatient and surgical treatment at the Dobrobut Medical and Diagnostic Center at 3 Simi Idzikovskikh Street since the beginning of the year. In six months, Dobrobut Foundation has raised over UAH 2.4 million for the treatment of Ukrainians.
Today, the network employs more than 2,700 people.
“Dobrobut is one of the largest private medical networks in Ukraine. The network includes 17 medical centers in Kyiv and Kyiv region, an emergency service, dentistry and pharmacies. The medical centers of the network provide services for children and adults in more than 75 medical areas. Every year, Dobrobut specialists perform more than 7000 surgeries. The network employs 2700 people.
Since the first days of the war, Dobrobut’s medical and diagnostic center in Kyiv, with the support of Direct Relief International and Dobrobut Foundation, has been providing free assistance to wounded soldiers and people in difficult situations due to the war.
“Dobrobut became the first private network in Ukraine to receive funding from the U.S. federal government – with the support of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the company will build a modern physical rehabilitation center.
During the year of operation from July 2022 to June 2023, 106 thousand sessions were recorded in the Dobrobut mobile application (the number of times the application was used by one client).
Dobrobut told Interfax-Ukraine that 67 thousand sessions were recorded on the iOS system and 39 thousand on the Android system.
On average, the system records 7,500 appointments for services through the app per month, with the most popular service being an appointment for a doctor’s consultation.
On average, a client views 10 pages on iOS or six pages on Android in one session.
In total, 40% of the app’s sessions were used for making an appointment and paying for services, 30% for viewing documents (doctor’s report, test results, etc.), and 30% for searching for a doctor or viewing a doctor’s profile.
Dobrobut Medical Network launched its mobile application in 2016.
The application allows access to digital medical services on the phone: making an appointment with a doctor at any Dobrobut medical center, viewing consulting opinions, research results, paying for services, making an appointment for online doctor’s explanations, and much more.
The app allows you to link medical records of children and other family members to your profile after verification. With the ability to open multiple profiles, you can collect the medical records of the entire family in one place, as well as make appointments and pay for treatment from one account.
The Documents section stores the doctor’s notes made after each visit, consultative conclusions, test results, research, and other medical documents. It is also possible to upload additional user documents, which will be stored in the same section.
“Dobrobut is one of the largest private healthcare networks in Ukraine. The company’s portfolio includes 17 medical centers in Kyiv and Kyiv region, an emergency service, dentistry, and pharmacies. The medical centers of the network provide services for children and adults in more than 75 medical areas. Every year, Dobrobut specialists perform more than 7,000 surgeries. The network employs 2,700 people.
Thanks to cooperation with international charities such as Direct Relief International, Children of War Foundation, International Medical Corps and University of Miami Global Institute, as well as the work of the Dobrobut Foundation, the network’s clinics continued to operate even during the hostilities and provided a significant part of medical services free of charge for months. Since the first days of the war, the Dobrobut Medical and Diagnostic Center in Kyiv has been providing emergency medical care to Ukraine’s defenders and people wounded in the fighting 24/7 free of charge. Thanks to the activities of the charitable foundations Direct Relief International and Dobrobut Foundation, the Dobrobut Medical and Diagnostic Center provides free medical care to wounded soldiers and people in difficult situations due to the hostilities.
Dobrobut Medical Network has launched a physical rehabilitation department at the therapeutic and diagnostic center at 3 Semya Idzikovskikh Street in Kiev.
According to the network’s press release, the department is headed by Daniil Safronov – one of Ukraine’s most experienced specialists in physical and rehabilitative medicine, a doctor of the highest category, a certified teacher of the Neurac method in Ukraine with experience working with injuries and their aftermath in the war zone.
“The war, which is in its tenth year in Ukraine, has given a powerful impetus to the development of physical rehabilitation, although there has always been a shortage of specialists in this field. I can confidently say that today Ukrainian physical therapists are among the best in the world,” Safronov says.
The new rehabilitation center will be dealing with the rehabilitation after injuries and operations on the musculoskeletal system, the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and pain syndromes, the rehabilitation of athletes, rehabilitation after combat injuries, the correction of posture disorders. Patients can receive counseling, physiotherapy, chiropractic and motor therapy.
In addition, rehabilitation services are provided to patients with degenerative changes in the spine and joints (osteoarthritis, herniations, protrusion), neuropathy (peripheral nerve involvement), pain in the muscles or soft connective tissues, tendinopathy (tendon involvement), slowly healing fractures, muscle atrophy, circulatory and innervation disorders.
The department is equipped with state-of-the-art focused shockwave and laser therapy units, Redcord suspension systems for kinesiotherapy and rehabilitation.
The nursing network reports that the new department will offer a no-cost rehabilitation assistance program for military personnel from July 3 through August 31 with the support of Direct Relief, an international charitable foundation.
“Dobrobut” is one of the largest private medical networks in Ukraine. The company’s portfolio includes 15 medical centers in Kiev and Kiev region, an emergency service, dentistry and pharmacies. Medical centers of network provide services for children and adults on more than 75 medical directions. Annually experts of “Dobrobut” carry out more than 7 000 operations. The network has over 2,800 employees.
Thanks to the cooperation with the international charitable organizations Direct Relief International, Children of War Foundation, International Medical Corps and University of Miami Global Institute, as well as thanks to the work of Dobrobut Charity Foundation, the network clinics continued their work even during the war and provided a significant part of medical care for months without compensation. From the very first days of the war, the Dobrobut Research and Diagnostic Center in Kyiv provided urgent 24/7 medical care to Ukraine’s defenders and war-wounded population. Thanks to the work of Direct Relief International and the Dobrobut Charitable Foundation, wounded warriors and people stranded by war can receive free care at the Dobrobut Treatment and Diagnostic Center.
Dobrobut” medical network in 100 days from the moment of start of the voluntary health insurance project “Dobropolis” which is realized in partnership with “INGO” insurance company, sold 378 insurances or almost four insurances daily.
As Dmytro Grosu, director on corporate sales of “Dobrobut” medical network, informed “Interfax-Ukraine” agency, “Premium” packages are the most popular within the project, they occupy more than 50 % in sales structure of this product (cost of “Premium” package makes 4.6 thousand UAH per year, cost of “Standard” package is 1.9 thousand UAH).
“Among those who buy the product, 52% are men and 48% are women. Most often (90%) adults are insured, 10% of children under 18 years old,” he said.
The insurance company INGO, in turn, noted that the program “Dobropolis” “is not only successful, but also important at this time, because it allows getting insurance protection to the amount of 200 thousand UAH for expensive hospital treatment”.
At the same time, the insurance company noted that Dobropolis is a new product and should not be compared to classic VHI programs.
“Dobropolis” is quite a successful example of a joint product of a professional nurse and a reliable insurance company. Many people who have had experience with inpatient treatment understand how important it is to have the financial ability to get treatment from the best doctors in an emergency/complicated situation. This is why we have received so much positive feedback from clients, “- said the director of sales of personal insurance INGO Marina Zvarich.
At the same time, INgO specified that during the year the company plans to issue additional products, making it possible to expand the capacity of the existing “Dobropolis” program.
As reported, in March “Dobrobut” and INGO launched VHI program “Dobropolis”, which operates in acute conditions and covers among other things stroke, acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, acute inflammation of the gall bladder, acute inflammation of the pancreas, injuries and fractures, appendicitis, renal and liver colic, exacerbation of several chronic diseases.
Dobrobut Medical Network is one of the largest private medical networks in Ukraine. The network includes 17 medical centers in Kiev and Kiev region, an emergency service, dentistry and pharmacy. Network medical centers provide services to children and adults in more than 75 medical fields. Annually experts of “Dobrobut” carry out more than 7 thousand operations. The network has over 2,700 employees.
The network collaborates with a number of international charities Direct Relief International, International Medical Corps and the University of Miami Global Institute as well as the Dobrobut Charitable Foundation founded by the clinic.
Since the start of the full-scale war, the Dobrobut Foundation has provided more than 16 million hryvnias worth of medical assistance to Ukrainians.
JSC “Insurance company “INGO” has more than 25 years of experience in the market. Since 2017, the main shareholder of the company is the Ukrainian business group DCH Oleksandr Iaroslavskyi.
The company enters the list of the largest insurance organizations in Ukraine in terms of premiums, the size of its own assets and the amount of claims paid. It has 29 licenses for different types of compulsory and voluntary insurance and provides insurance services to corporate and retail clients.
It is a full member of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTIBU), a member of the American Chamber of Commerce (ACC), the European Business Association (EBA), the National Association of Insurers of Ukraine (NASU) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
