Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and HCS, Ministry of Healthcare, World Bank and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada signed the Memorandum on the introduction of telemedicine
"Our goal
is to apply
best international practices in the
process of creation high-quality medical assistance in the rural
areas. The experience of international
partners in the introduction of telemedicine and its network,
the development of equipment and
software requirements, and the training
of family doctors are the
promising areas of cooperation enshrined in the
Memorandum of Understanding between the
Ministry of Regional Development, Building and Housing
and Communal Services of Ukraine,
the Ministry of Healthcare of
Ukraine, the World Bank and
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Canada", Hennadii Zubko, Vice Prime
Minister, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities
of Ukraine said in a statement, while commenting
on the signing of
the Memorandum.
According to him,
today, 30% of the population living in rural
areas needs to have access
to high-quality medical assistance. The Ministry of
Regional Development in partnership with the Ministry
of Healthcare has already shaped
methods for the formation of
the medical network, requirements for the premises
and their numbers, where the primary care
will be provided
and the blueprint
for the establishment
of a network on the ground.
"Best practice
of the partner
countries is another step towards
the introduction of modern and
high-quality health care in the
countryside. Both the World Bank
and the Government
of Canada stand ready to
help us in
this direction. By the end
of the year,
we plan to
launch first examples of new
medical care in the regions",
the Vice Prime Minister emphasized.
Hennadii Zubko stressed
the signed Memorandum will facilitate the establishment of procedures and communication platform for doctors, the
system of interaction between patient and doctor,
development of approaches for family doctors trainings.
The Vice Prime
Minister thanked the Government of Canada and
the World Bank for the
assistance in the implementation of the medical
reform and the sectoral decentralization.