Adapting to the conditions of Ukraine the best world experience in the health of the nation: challenges and prospects

Abstract

The following world best practices for the development and improvement of the nation's health have been singled out for further adaptation to Ukraine's conditions: the main function of the state is to create a motivational space for citizens to take responsibility for their own health (modern German and French policies); creation of a network of rehabilitation institutions (rehabilitation centers), a network of palliative care institutions in district centers (Latvian experience); a new tender policy that will improve patient outcomes and create value in the health care system (the experience of the UK, Spain, Canada, the Netherlands and other countries); providing psychological care to seriously ill patients not only in specialized medical institutions, but also in centers, organized by charitable and public organizations (USA); introduction of the Standard according to which the rehabilitation of patients (helping patients to adapt and develop skills and ability to be independent in society, improving their quality of life) can be preventive, restorative, supportive and palliative (EU).