Ukraine’s Government signs Memorandum of Cooperation with the Government of the People's Republic of China

On September 24, acting Minister of Health, Dr. Ulana Suprun and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Ukraine Mr. Du Wei signed the Memorandum of cooperation to improve coordination of the Ukrainian health system strengthening efforts, in compliance with the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the People's Republic of China.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine received 50 new ambulances stocked with all the necessary medical equipment and supplies, and distributed these vehicles to the regions, namely to 18 regional centers for emergency medical services and disaster medicine. The new ambulances were provided by the Government of the People's Republic of China under the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the People's Republic of China for the supply of medical equipment for emergency medical teams.

"The implementation of this Agreement will contribute to improving healthcare in the country and meeting the EMS standards, in particular the EMS response time standards," underlined Dr. Ulana Suprun, acting Minister of Health of Ukraine.