Healthcare facilities in frontline communities receive additional funding: Lyashko announces new payments
Against the backdrop of escalating challenges and dangers caused by ongoing hostilities and infrastructure destruction in eastern Ukraine, the government continues to take significant steps to support the healthcare system in the most vulnerable regions.
Health Minister Viktor Lyashko recently announced at the Congress of local and regional authorities that medical facilities located in frontline communities and low-density areas will receive supplementary funding aimed at ensuring their stable operation and high-quality medical assistance even under difficult conditions.
According to the minister, particular attention is given to primary healthcare in remote villages and areas with active combat zones.
These facilities will benefit from increased funding coefficients: for rural clinics — 1.2 (indicating a 20% increase), and for emergency care — from 1.48 in potential conflict zones up to 6.01 in active combat zones.
Significantly, the government abolished reducing coefficients for services in war zones, guaranteeing stable financing despite evacuations, shelling, or infrastructure damage.
Furthermore, Lyashko emphasized the importance of providing medical, rehabilitative, and psychological support to those released from captivity.
A clear treatment algorithm has already been implemented, covering initial assessments, comprehensive examinations, individualized treatment plans, and sanatorium recovery.
Currently, assistance is provided in 80 facilities across 22 regions, and staff are undergoing specialized training at the National Health Service of Ukraine (NZSU) Academy to effectively work with patients who have experienced captivity or torture.
Notably, on September 2, the last hospital in Konstyantynivka, Donetsk region, ceased operations due to daily shelling and staff shortages, highlighting the severe situation the government is striving to address to maintain health system stability amid ongoing conflict.