A high-level visit of representatives of the Baltic States, initiated and organised jointly by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the WHO Office in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has begun in Ukraine. The purpose of the delegation’s visit is to strengthen cooperation in the healthcare sector, study the Ukrainian experience of countering and responding…
Over more than two years of full-scale war, russia has been methodically and systematically destroying civilian infrastructure throughout Ukraine. The enemy continues to shell and bomb medical facilities, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, maternity hospitals and polyclinics. Since the first days of the full-scale war, russian missiles and shells have destroyed 215 medical facilities and damaged…
The Government has approved a draft law to simplify the registration procedure for medicines procured by the State Enterprise “Medical Procurement of Ukraine”. The amendments will be introduced into the Law of Ukraine “On Medicines”. The main goal is to improve patient access to new medicines and vaccines that can be procured by the Ministry…
A family from Lithuania paid nearly 1,500 leva (750 euros) for an examination and treatment for their 9-year-old daughter at a private medical practice in the Golden Sands resort near Varna. While not illegal, as these are commercial entities that can set their own prices, the fees must be advertised so patients are aware. The…
Tenders for technical supervision and engineering and consulting services will be announced only after a new tender for the repair of the modern building of the National Children’s Specialised Hospital (NSCH) Okhmatdyt is held, the Ministry of Health reported on Telegram. “In connection with the decision to hold a new tender for the current repair…
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine continues to work closely with the Government of Japan and Japanese government institutions to support and restore the healthcare sector. Priority areas include the purchase of special equipment for Ukrainian healthcare institutions, projects to exchange experience in emergency medical care, rehabilitation and counteracting the spread of antimicrobial resistance and…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Minister of Health Viktor Liashko inspected the damaged buildings and premises of the Okhmatdyt hospital destroyed by russians. The toxicology building was destroyed as a result of a direct missile hit on the hospital. Five buildings were damaged, including the surgical ward. The country’s only onco-haematology laboratory was…