The current health care system in Ukraine is characterized by enormous inefficiencies. Imbalance in staff distribution is one of the key policy issues which need to be addressed urgently. A conceptual approach to tackling this and other problems was presented by the President of Ukraine in his Order of December 7, 2000 УAbout the Concept of Health care Development in UkraineФ.
The EU funded Project УFeasibility Study of Re-employment Measures For Redundant Health Care Staff/UkraineФ (May-October 2003) followed this conceptual approach as it aimed to identify new types of public services for Ukraine for potential re-employment of redundant health-care staff.
Three specific objectives of the project were: ХTo study the magnitude of potential redundancies of health care staff as a result of health care reform in Ukraine ХTo identify underdeveloped segments of social sector services in Ukraine to highlight possibilities for staff reallocation within the public sector ХTo suggest models for potential re-employment measures based on experience from EU and accession countries
Extensive data on the situation concerning health care staff redundancy and potential reemployment options were collected, systematized and analyzed by a team of highly qualified EU and Ukrainian experts. Main activities have taken place in Kamianets-Podilsky, the pilot site of the project.
The project results and recommendations to the national and local health authorities will be presented by the project team and the published project report will be distributed on 8 April 2004 at 11 a.m. in the EU Delegation building.
For further details on the event, please contact the Anje Schubert at the Press and Information Section of the EC Delegation at anje.schubert@cec.eu.int or Andriy Huk at handrey@i.com.ua.