Fears For Ukraine’s Access To Medicines And Trials As Russian Invasion Continues

European Pharma Aims To Maintain Supply Chains

The European pharma sector is looking to maintain supplies of essential medicines to Ukraine and Russia as invasion continues, while a US biopharma group is calling for industries to boycott all non-food and medical trade with Russia.

Ukrainian protest Krakow, Poland
Members of the Ukrainian community during an anti-war protest in Krakow in neighboring Poland, where hundreds of thousands of refugees have now fled • Source: Alamy

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine and moves on key cities including the capital Kyiv, there are fears for the medical needs of the country’s 44 million inhabitants.

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