Chronically ill Ukrainians in occupation face loss of free medication access without Russian citizenship
Russia's new policy, set to take effect in 2025, affects all medical categories, including chronic conditions like diabetes and asthma.
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Ukraine reports 88 West Nile virus cases with 11 deaths since July 2024
The virus, transmitted by mosquitoes and having no vaccine or specific treatment, is spreading to new regions due to climate change.
France allocates €12 million to support Ukraine’s healthcare system
The funds will be used to finance mental health projects, enhance cancer diagnostics, rebuild medical facilities in Chernihiv Oblast, and establish a special fund for procuring equipment to address immediate needs.
WHO: Ukraine’s healthcare facilities suffer 1,301 attacks over full-scale war
Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian cities, throughout the 20-month full-scale invasion, has resulted in 1,301 strikes on healthcare facilities.
Hepatitis A cases in central Ukraine rose to 111, including 22 children
Local authorities have declared a state of emergency in Vinnytsia Oblast due to a hepatitis A outbreak
Health Ministry: Ukraine restores 410 hospitals out of 1,500 damaged by Russia
Ukraine's Ministry of Health announced that 410 healthcare facilities damaged by Russia during the ongoing war have been fully restored. An additional 413 are undergoing partial or full repairs.
EU and WHO to bolster medevac operations in Ukraine
The European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have announced a collaboration to strengthen medical evacuation…
Ukrainian doctors conducted surgery on kidneys using the robot Da Vinci powered by generator
Despite the war, Ukrainian doctors conducted surgery on kidneys using the robot Da Vinci for the first time…
Doctors also cry. How a 27-year-old physician saves COVID patients in a Kyiv hospital
“Today, some woman shouted from a hospital’s window loudly ‘I am alive!’” my mom told me during her…
Volunteers procure salvatory oxygen as Ukrainian hospitals stagger under COVID-19 surge
Despite a weekend lockdown, which has led to a slight deacceleration in the growth of daily COVID-19 cases…
78% of Ukrainians are stressed out over quarantine – especially women
The new Ukrainian poling platform Gradus Research has conducted a comprehensive study of social stress during quarantine. Since…
Ukraine’s ambitious health reform now hangs by a thread
In his 4 May video address, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he can not allow the implementation…
Procurement scandal hits Ukraine’s Health Ministry as medics lack COVID-19 protective gowns
Swapping ministers amid quarantine In the course of the ongoing quarantine, Ukraine has managed to replace health ministers…
Ukraine can start implementing the “State in a Smartphone” from healthcare
By July 1, 2019, most Ukrainians have already signed declarations with family doctors. According to the “Rating” Sociological…
What Ukraine can learn from Estonia’s healthcare and education reforms
Over the last month, Ukraine adopted two important reforms which raised a lot of discussions within Ukraine and…
What Ukraine’s healthcare reform is about
On 19 October, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada approved the draft law No. 6327 “On state financial guarantees for the provision of medical…
Ukraine launches campaign to fight breast cancer
Svitlana discovered the tumor for the first time on her own. She found a lump a little smaller…
Number of HIV infected in Russia tops 1.5 million, overwhelming health care system
For the past decade, the number of Russians infected with HIV has increased ten percent every year and…
Healthcare reform in Ukraine under attack of old mafia clans
Healthcare in Ukraine is a paradox. On the one hand, the country has produced world-famous surgeons like Mykola…
Putin’s health cuts have made Russia into ‘epicenter of HIV/AIDS epidemic’
Vladimir Putin’s health care “optimization,” a euphemism for drastic cuts, has contributed to what the UN agency responsible…