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Ukraine is directing over UAH 19 billion — approaching half a billion US dollars — into 63 public healthcare investment projects in 2026. The government contributes UAH 10.5 billion, with international partners including the World Bank group adding a further UAH 8.6 billion. Physical rehabilitation accounts for the majority of projects, followed by psychiatry, oncology,…

Ukraine’s eHealth system has issued over one million digital birth medical conclusions, streamlining child registration through the Дія app and єМалятко service. A practitioner perspective on why registration should be the entry point to a broader family support package — not the end of it.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 13 May 2026 to strengthen the national response to gender-based violence and support for conflict-affected vulnerable populations. The partnership focuses on three priority areas: The stated aim of the MoU is to move away from fragmented…

Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Health met with Gustave Roussy Institute representatives to advance a long-term oncology partnership, covering early detection, personalised medicine, workforce training, and integration of Ukraine’s National Cancer Institute into the Gustave Roussy network.

Ukraine is replacing its Soviet-era medicines regulator with a new unified body — the Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Agency (UFA). Staff will nearly triple from 459 to 1,291, with the agency absorbing medicines registration, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, medical devices, narcotics control, and blood safety under one roof.

A January 2026 UNICEF U-Report survey found that 43.9% of Ukrainian adolescents aged 10–13 have never heard of HPV — the virus directly responsible for the majority of cervical cancer cases. With Ukraine’s cervical cancer mortality more than double the EU average, this knowledge gap is not abstract: it translates directly into missed vaccinations, late…

Summary Ukraine’s Ministry of Health has granted nurses and nursing assistants the right to independently register and update patient data in ЕСОЗ (the national Electronic Health System). Nurses and nursing assistance will sign the record with their own digital signatures. What’s Changed Previously, patient registration and data updates in ЕСОЗ required physician confirmation; nurses could…