National Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance (approved by Governmental Order N116-р of 6 March 2019).

This is sectoral nation-wide National Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Ukraine regarding the limitation of the use of antimicrobials without prescription. The objectives shall be development and adoption of regulatory acts to control the compliance with the release of antimicrobial drugs by pharmacies exclusively on prescription of veterinarians; adoption of the Regulation on the use of antimicrobial drugs in veterinary medicine; development of the procedure for the implementation of epidemiological supervision over antimicrobial resistance in the field of veterinary medicine and keeping record of infectious diseases requiring medical assistance; development and approval of the use of antimicrobial drugs and data collection related to consumption of antimicrobial drugs registered in Ukraine; development and adoption of regulatory acts on the limitation of the use of antimicrobial drugs as growth stimulators in livestock, poultry and crop production; and development and review of regulatory and legal acts in the field of healthcare and veterinary medicine with a view of harmonization of the Ukrainian legislation with the legislation of the European Union in relation to the use of antimicrobial drugs used for treatment of human diseases.
The goal shall be to make agriculture, in particular stockbreeding sector, more sustainable by strengthening policies for animal health.