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Ukraine

Areas of work

The biennial collaborative agreement for 2008–2009 between WHO/Europe and Ukraine identifies not only the priorities for action but also the results to be delivered.

1. Strengthening health systems

  • Stronger mechanisms for health financing and resource generation
  • Improved performance and quality of care of the health care delivery services
  • Stronger national health systems capacity to effectively manage health crises

2. Noncommunicable diseases and promotion of healthy lifestyles

  • Effective national coordination mechanism and structure for tobacco control
  • Improved national strategy to address noncommunicable diseases prevention, including healthy lifestyles

3. Communicable diseases

  • Stronger immunization systems through sustaining polio-free status, eliminating measles and rubella and ensuring equitable access to vaccines of assured quality
  • Stronger national tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS response

4. Mother and child health, including reproductive health

  • Stronger services for effective interventions to improve mother, newborn, child and adolescent health