Healthcare in Ukraine

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews and discusses the healthcare system in Ukraine and the problems due to the poor state of its economy. According to the paper, the health of people in the Ukraine has been declining for quite some time due to the antiquated medical system inherited from the Soviet system. The paper goes on to say that most of the health problems are due to the after effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Contents:
Introduction
Current State of the Health System
Major Health Concerns
Role of International Health Organizations
Visitors Recommendation
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Visitors should be well prepared before they make a visit to Ukraine. They need to realize the fact that there aren't many facilities over there. The healthcare system is pretty substandard. There is a shortage of hospital beds, medications and supplies. The hospitals also lack a lot of advanced medical technology. It would be a good idea for a visitor to get HIV tested before leaving for Ukraine."

Sample of Sources Used:

• International Labour Office, Health care in central and eastern Europe: reform, privatization and employment in four countries. 2001,International Labour Office: Geneva.
• WHO Regional Office for Europe, European Health For All Database.2004
• AIDS Epidemic poses serious threat to stability in Europe, UNAIDS Press release, 16 September 2004. www.aegis.com/news/unaids/2004/UN040902.html (accessed 7 Jan 2007)
• World Bank, Project appraisal document on a proposed loan on theamount of US $60 million to Ukraine for a Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Control Project. November 2002. 2002, World Bank: Kiev.
• UNDP, 1999. Ukraine National Human Development Repor

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