Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko met with Czech Governmental Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Tomas Kopecny and the Czech delegation to discuss projects to modernise Ukrainian healthcare facilities. “According to the latest World Bank estimate, the reconstruction needs in the healthcare sector over the next 10 years amount to $19.4 billion. Unfortunately,…
Ukrainians are already receiving more than 600 different types of medicines and medical products free of charge or with a small surcharge under the Affordable Medicines programme. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Cabinet on February 4. He stressed that last year the Government expanded the programme and…
In 2024, the Ministry of Health and the World Bank continued implementing the joint Health Enhancement and Lifesaving (HEAL) Ukraine Project. The project is aimed at restoring and improving access to essential healthcare services for Ukrainians, meeting new and urgent healthcare needs, providing financial protection in emergency situations, etc. Due to the high level of…
Every day, Russia attacks Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, including medical infrastructure, deliberately targeting peaceful cities and terrorising citizens. The enemy is systematically destroying hospitals, polyclinics, outpatient clinics and maternity wards, putting additional strain on the medical system. Nevertheless, restoring the medical infrastructure is a priority for the state. Reconstruction work has been underway for more than…
The Olena Zelenska Foundation has transferred 25 ambulances from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) to emergency and disaster medicine centers to meet the urgent healthcare needs of patients during the war. The vehicles are equipped with the necessary equipment to provide emergency care, including a resuscitation unit with…
Naftogaz Group has contributed to the improvement of a prosthetics and orthotics center at the UNBROKEN Ukraine rehabilitation facility in Lviv, Naftogaz Group Board Chairman and CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov has written in a post on Facebook. He visited the Unbroken Ukraine rehabilitation center during a trip to Lviv. “Naftogaz Group provided support for the repair…
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…