To restore the medical facilities destroyed by russia, Ukraine needs at least USD 1 billion. This amount is necessary to restore hospitals and outpatient clinics to the state that they were in before the war. To build modern facilities, at least EUR 14 billion is needed. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Health Oleksiy Yaremenko in a speech at the World for Ukraine Summit.
During the war, the Russians have already destroyed 144 medical facilities and damaged more than 1,000. Most losses were recorded in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Kyiv regions.
"The Ministry of Health is already finalizing the Plan for the restoration of the medical system, which will become part of the large-scale Ukraine Recovery Plan. This is a comprehensive document that envisages not only the restoration of medical infrastructure after the war, but also the restructuring of the entire medical system according to the best European principles, so that Ukrainians in every region can receive quality and free medical services," said the Deputy Minister of Health.
According to Oleksiy Yaremenko, the healthcare system in Ukraine is preparing to work in the conditions of a possible complete blackout. For this purpose, mechanisms have already been developed for the functioning of hospitals in the conditions of complete absence of energy, heat and water supply. Medical institutions are provided with generators, starlink systems, stocks of necessary fuel and water are being formed.
