International support of healthcare system of Ukraine during the war against Russian military aggression: humanitarian aid with medical equipment

Abstract

Objective: to study and analyze the international support for the activities of the health care system of Ukraine during the war against Russian military aggression by providing humanitarian aid with medical equipment. Materials and methods. Materials: data on operational monitoring of the receipt of medical equipment from international partners as humanitarian aid and its use. The study was conducted on the basis of health care systems in Transcarpathian, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, Luhansk, Lviv, Poltava, and Rivne regions, which are different in relation to the zone of active hostilities. Methods: bibliosemantic, monitoring, of situational analysis, of structural-and-logical analysis. Results. In 2023, health care institutions of the monitored regions received 1251 units of medical equipment for a total of UAH 499,545,604.81, and for the first quarter of 2024, 563 units of medical equipment were received for a total of UAH 99,007,888.31. The largest amount of medical equipment was received by health care institutions in Lviv (329 units of medical equipment for a total amount of UAH 191,261,847.56) and Zaporizhzhia (258 units of medical equipment for a total of UAH 154,704,096.97) regions. Conclusions. During the war against Russian military aggression, health care institutions of Ukraine received a significant share of medical equipment from international partners, which was put into operation on time of its delivery to institutions.