Ukraine can build back a better health system

In April 2023, Imperial College London, in partnership with the British Red Cross, hosted a gathering of over 100 Ukrainian clinicians, humanitarians, and health system experts. This first ever Ukraine Health Summit was a chance for the UK and Ukraine to collaborate on how healthcare can be improved in the current conflict and its aftermath.The war has had a significant impact on healthcare in Ukraine. Preliminary data found that in the first seven months of war, 906 healthcare institutions were seriously damaged and 123 were ruined.1 Thousands of clinicians have left Ukraine, while others have enlisted in the armed forces, resulting in a constrained workforce. The World Bank has calculated that the cost of restoring disrupted healthcare in Ukraine is over $15 billion.2In restoring its healthcare system there are two clear opportunities to build back better. The first is to ensure that primary care is central. What better way to…
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