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Ukraine's healthcare transformation progress in the context of European integration On June 26, 2018, the EU-Ukraine Sub-Committee on Economic and Other Sector Cooperation cluster meeting participants, including representatives of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, discussed the major accomplishments and future prospects for bringing the Ukrainian healthcare in line with the European standards in the context of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement implementation.
9 July
Medical institutions of Ukraine are provided with more than 4 thousand generators in case of blackouts in winter Despite the ongoing full-scale war unleashed by russia against Ukraine, the Ministry of Health and its partners continue to work actively to provide healthcare facilities with uninterrupted power supply.
14 September
Since the beginning of the war, 650 injured children have been evacuated to clinics in Europe for treatment and rehabilitation From the first days of russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, under the patronage of the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, has been organizing evacuation flights for Ukrainians affected by the war. Such medical convoys are part of the Ministry of Health’s close cooperation with international partners, including the European Commission, WHO, the government of Poland and other countries. In addition, the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Western Ukrainian Specialized Children’s Medical Center (Lviv), Tabletochki Charitable Foundation, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is evacuating Ukrainian children with cancer and hematological diseases for treatment in the United States, Canada, and European countries as part of the SAFER Ukraine program.
13 September
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French Government helps to restore Ukraine’s healthcare system Ukrainian Minister of Health Viktor Liashko met with a French delegation led by Pierre Heilbronn, the French Special Envoy for Aid and Reconstruction in Ukraine. The meeting was devoted to joint efforts to rebuild medical infrastructure, provide equipment and train Ukrainian doctors. 8 September
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16 countries have joined Ukraine`s statement on the development of international medical partnership Within the framework of The Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, a historic event took place. Ukraine hosted the Satellite Summit of Health Ministers, attended by 14 ministers from various countries. As part of the Summit, the ministers concluded a joint statement, remaining open to other signatories. 7 September
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International medical partnership: 25 Ukrainian hospitals got counterparts abroad The International Healthcare Partnership is a project to be implemented under the auspices of the Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen. This year, within the framework of the Summit, a Satellite Summit of Ministers of Health from various countries took place. 14 health ministers from all around the world attended the event. 7 September
Memorandum of Cooperation in Healthcare with Estonia signed Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko and Minister of Health of the Republic of Estonia Riina Sikkut signed a memorandum of cooperation between their ministries in Kyiv during the Third First Ladies and Gentlemen Summit as part of the satellite summit of health ministers.
7 September
French and Austrian specialists studied the experience of treating patients with polytrauma at the Feofaniya Hospital A delegation of foreign specialists and clinic managers from France and Austria visited the Feofaniya Clinical Hospital, where they familiarized themselves with with the treatment of patients, the facility’s equipment, and discussed the prospects for future cooperation.
6 September
Roadmap for the implementation of the medicines verification system in Ukraine presented to European partners The European Medicines Verification Organization (EMVO) has been presented with a roadmap for the implementation of the medicines' verification system in Ukraine. The regulation of the pharmaceutical industry in Ukraine is gradually aligning with EU standards. In 2022, the Ukrainian parliament passed a new law “On Medicines”, aimed at preventing the circulation of counterfeit drugs. One of the steps on this path is the implementation of a medicine verification system in Ukraine, which includes 2D coding. By the way, the total volume of the pharmaceutical market in our country is several hundred million packs.
1 September
The Ministry of Health has increased the percentage of implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU to 75% The Pulse of the Agreement, an information and analytical system for monitoring the implementation of the Association Agreement, has revised the status of fulfillment of healthcare commitments. It now stands at 75%, which means that in the second quarter of 2023, the Ministry of Health managed to increase it by 4%. Overall, over the first 6 months of this year, the progress in fulfilling the obligations under the Association Agreement with the EU in the healthcare sector is 9%.
1 September