Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko met with a French delegation led by Pierre Heilbronn, French Special Envoy for Ukraine Relief and Reconstruction. The meeting was dedicated to joint efforts to rebuild medical infrastructure, provide equipment and train Ukrainian doctors.

“Restoration of the medical infrastructure is one of the state’s priorities. It directly affects the accessibility of medical care for Ukrainians. Despite the daily attacks and shelling of peaceful cities in Ukraine, the process of restoring those medical facilities that were damaged by russia is actively underway. We are very grateful to the French government for its comprehensive support of this process. In particular, for the projects to restore the Izyum hospital and build a modern modular hospital in Borodyanka,” said Viktor Liashko.

According to the Minister, the Ministry of Health team has already prepared a project for the construction of a general hospital in de-occupied Borodyanka, for which the prefabricated modular construction technology was chosen. According to preliminary design calculations, the hospital, which will be built with the financial support of the French government, will have 84 beds.

As part of the project to rebuild the Central District Hospital in Izyum, which was damaged by the russians, the French government is ready to purchase and supply all the necessary medical equipment and support the development of the healthcare system in the region.

During the meeting, the parties discussed another joint project with France – the purchase of mammography machines for Ukrainian medical institutions. About EUR 15 million is earmarked for this purpose.

In July, as part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference held on 21-22 June, the Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of cooperation with the French Healthcare Association, in particular to join forces in restoring medical infrastructure destroyed or damaged as a result of the full-scale war.