Tackling antibiotic resistance: experts join forces to find solutions

A major all-Ukrainian training seminar on the acute problem of antimicrobial resistance took place in Ukraine today. The event was organised by the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in cooperation with the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives and chaired by Oleg Osiyan, First Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

Ihor Lotskin, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine, and Volodymyr Stibel, Director of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, welcomed the participants.

The seminar participants – leading experts in the fields of bacteriology, microbiology and veterinary medicine – discussed current aspects of the global antimicrobial resistance crisis. Representatives from leading scientific institutions and international organisations shared their experiences in tackling this problem. In particular, Marta Konieciewicz-Jarzab, Director of the Feed, Medicines and Utilisation Department of the General Inspectorate of Veterinary Medicine (GIW, Warsaw, Poland), spoke in detail about the planning and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in Poland. Prof. Dariusz Wasil, representative of the National Veterinary Institute (PIWet, Pulawy, Poland), presented modern methodological approaches to such monitoring.

Representatives of the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlighted the current aspects of the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Roman Gursky, Head of the Main Department in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, spoke about the regional programme to control antimicrobial resistance. Interesting reports were given by Tatiana Garkavenko, Irina Musiyets and Olga Gorbatyuk.

Yuriy Kosenko stressed the importance of controlling the circulation of antimicrobial agents and the susceptibility of micro-organisms to them as two components of an effective response to antimicrobial resistance. Viktor Muzyka informed the participants about national and international regulations on antimicrobial resistance surveillance.

Tomorrow, at the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, participants will be able to put their theoretical knowledge into practice. Leading industry experts will give masterclasses on the methodology for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of microorganisms.

Joint meeting of the sections of the State Pharmacological Commission of Veterinary Medicine on 26 June 2024

Today, the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives hosted a joint meeting of the sections of the State Pharmacological Commission of Veterinary Medicine of Ukraine, attended by leading scientists in the field of veterinary pharmacy. As part of the meeting, a separate meeting of the Veterinary Medicines Section was held, where 39 veterinary medicines were reviewed and recommended for registration in Ukraine. Among them: 7 new registrations, 24 renewals and 8 amendments to registration documents.

The meeting was held in a mixed mode under the chairmanship of Oleh Osiyan, First Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection; Volodymyr Stybel, Director of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinfl Products and Feed Additives, Deputy Directors  Iryna Mazur; Yurii Kosenko; Dmytro Yanovych; Viktor Muzyka; Taras Levytskyi; Head of the Department for Licensing and State Control of Veterinary Medicines of the State Control Directorate of the Ministry of Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine Lyudmyla Lukianets; Ihor Kotsiumbas, Honorary Director of the Institute; Mykola Verkholiuk, Head of the Veterinary Medicines Agency; Oksana Brezvin, Scientific Secretary, and other representatives of scientific institutions took part in the meeting.

The meeting was also attended online by Ihor Lotskin, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine; Mykola Bilous, Deputy Director of the Department – Head of the Department of State Control and Accounting of Market Operators; Volodymyr Dukhnytskyi, Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine of NUBIP, Dmytro Unguryan, Head of the Department of Animal Health and Welfare, and Olha Semenchuk, Head of the Department of Food Safety, scientists from the State Research Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise Halyna Alekseeva, Viacheslav Kovalenko; Institute of Biotechnology and Microbial Strains Olga Shevchenko, Anatolii Holovko and other participants from various regions, in particular Mykhailo Rublenko, Head of the Department of Surgery and Diseases of Small Animals at the BNAU, Yevhen Rudenko, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Beekeeping, Vasyl Stefanyk, Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Biotechnology of Animal Reproduction at the Lviv National Veterinary University, and Ihor Yuskiv, Professor at the Department of Parasitology and Ichthyopathology at the same institution, etc.

In addition to the review of medicines, the meeting included constructive discussions on improving the circulation of veterinary medicines in the internal market and balanced government regulation. Participants discussed possible measures to strengthen the quality control and availability of veterinary medicines under military law, as well as to optimise their registration procedures.

This meeting was an important step in the development of veterinary medicine in Ukraine, helping to improve the quality and safety of medicines used to treat animals.

Participation in the 91st General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health

 

 

Volodymyr STYBEL, Director of the Institute, and Yurii KOSENKO, Deputy Director for International Cooperation, as part of the delegation of the State Service of Food Safety and Consumer Protection of Ukraine, participated in the 91st Annual General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Delegates’ Assembly, which took place in Paris from 26 to 30 May.
As part of the event, the head of the delegation, the Chairman of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection Serhii TKACHUK has already met with representatives of the competent authority of Canada.
The Ukrainian delegation also plans to meet with Ukraine’s international partners: USA, Japan, Singapore, Qatar, etc. The Ukrainian delegation will pay special attention to discussing opportunities for Ukrainian products to enter new markets. The agenda also includes the exchange of best practices in the field of digitalisation and online services.