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Rada adopts law on public healthcare system
KYIV. Sept 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a law on the public healthcare system.
On Tuesday, a total of 228 MPs voted for relevant bill No. 4142, adopted at the first reading in the spring of 2021.
The law, in particular, provides for the expansion of the powers of the Public Health Center through the functions of responding to biological threats, as well as the creation of a network of regional centers for disease control and prevention.
During the consideration of the bill by the Verkhovna Rada on February 4, 2021, sections on vaccination were excluded from it at the first reading, as opponents of the bill claimed that the document provides for "compulsory vaccination".
According to Minister of Health Viktor Liashko, who commented on the adoption of the law on his Facebook page, the implementation of the document "integrates us more into the European space, and its implementation by all of us will increase our active life years and bring this figure closer to the European one."
Liashko also noted that the law abolishes 10 permits and conclusions that a business should have received in order to conduct its economic activities.
In addition, the law introduces for the first time the principle of "one health," which allows you to look far beyond the usual concept of "healthcare" or "medical care."
"This is a constant cooperation and interaction in the field of medicine, veterinary medicine, food safety and drinking water, as well as environmental protection. In a one health system, there is a place and a role for everyone, and everyone contributes to the preservation of health and the safety of the environment. The main task of the law is to establish this key principle and determine the functions and responsibilities for the main players," Liashko wrote.
He noted that the adopted law "is only the first step, which will be followed by dozens of by-laws, instructions, algorithms, training and practical implementation."
"The bill that I personally spent a lot of time on. Writing began in 2016. Six years of discussions, criticism, rejection, manipulations, paid-for actions and, finally, we have the adopted law," the minister stressed.
