Rehabilitation care is an issue that can't wait. And we are doing everything possible to ensure that it is at the highest level in Ukraine – Serhii Dubrov

On 14 March First Deputy Minister of Health Serhii Dubrov met with a delegation headed by Tomáš Kopechny, commissioner of the Czech government for the restoration of Ukraine. The commissioner will coordinate the assistance that public and private structures of the Czech Republic are providing to Ukraine now and plan to provide after our victory.

The Czech partners were introduced to the plan developed by the Ministry of Health to restore the healthcare sector of Ukraine after the consequences of the war for 2022-2032 and the work of the newly created project office. This unit will coordinate the assistance of international partners in implementing reforms of the medical system and restoring the healthcare system after the russian aggression.

The issue of reforming the rehabilitation system in Ukraine was also discussed. The participants of the meeting discussed possible cooperation in the areas of prosthetics, psychological support (work with post-traumatic stress disorder), and treatment of patients with burn injuries of various complexity. 

“One of the most pressing issues now is the training of Ukrainian rehabilitation specialists in accordance with European standards and best practices. The need for rehabilitation is an issue that cannot wait; our people, traumatized by the war, cannot wait. And we are already doing everything possible to ensure that rehabilitation in Ukraine is at the highest level,” said first deputy Minister of Health Serhii Dubrov. 

Czech partners held a presentation of two companies: BLOCK CRS, which manufactures modular operating rooms with sterile rooms, and Mebster, which specializes in the production of exoskeletons. According to Serhii Dubrov, these technologies would be very useful for Ukrainian doctors and patients, so it is worth considering the possibility of using them in Ukraine. 

As a result of the meeting, representatives of the Czech side promised to work out the issue of sending medical personnel to Ukraine to study the needs of the Ukrainian medical industry, in particular in the context of training rehabilitation specialists. The parties agreed on further communication regarding the development of cooperation in the implementation of projects to restore damaged medical infrastructure.