September 21 — Day of the Pharmaceutical Worker of Ukraine

Dear representatives of the pharmaceutical community of our country: students, educators, scientists, manufacturers, representatives of pharmacy chains, control and analytical institutions, distribution!

Please accept our sincere wishes on the occasion of the professional holiday — the Day of the Pharmaceutical Worker of Ukraine!

Behind every professional holiday are people and years of hard work, conscientious searches and remarkable achievements.

Your everyday, humane mission is important and meaningful — to participate in preserving and strengthening the health of Ukrainians. Your dedication, professional experience, deep knowledge and dynamism will always be combined with sincere compassion for people and mercy.

During the war, the pharmaceutical industry courageously overcomes all the problems associated with the destruction of drug warehouses, many pharmacies throughout the country, and the occupation of the territories where they are located. Despite all this, the pharmaceutical market survived and continues to work in crisis conditions, providing the military and civilian population with the necessary drugs.

A difficult situation did not stand in the way of the development of the pharmaceutical industry. You are resistant to challenges and do not lose optimism!

The training of future specialists is also optimized. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine is developing a new concept that will make it possible to qualitatively change the current state of affairs and bring Ukrainian pharmaceutical education to the most modern standards. In the next academic year, it is planned to gradually switch to a dual form of education specializing in “Pharmacy, industrial pharmacy”, to make changes to the corresponding standard of higher education at the master’s level.

I am sure that with joint efforts we will be able to provide the medical system with highly qualified pharmacists, create opportunities for their development and obtaining modern knowledge.

Dear colleagues, I wish you fruitful work and inspiration, and you, dear students, always find answers to the most difficult questions and see new horizons.

May life give you peace and well-being, warmth and happiness in homes! Happy holiday, dear pharmacists!

Rector of ONMedU Academician Valerii Zaporozhan