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Kyiv ? 27 July 2010 ? The board and executive management of the All-Ukrainian citizens? organisation ?Association of workers? sickness funds of Ukraine? congratulates the sickness fund of Zhytomyr region to its 10-years anniversary and wishes for the future all the best for its further development and growth.
The success story on sickness funds in Ukraine is happening in the region of Zhytomyr. Today, Zhytomyr Oblast is?the definitive leader in the number of supporters for these kinds of organisations: As of 01.07.2010, the amount of members of the charitable organisation ?Sickness Fund of Zhytomyr region is 192.187 (14.9% of all residents from the Oblast).
The sickness fund of Zhytomyr region Sickness is a non-profit, charitable organisation. It was registered on July 27, 2000 at the regional department of Justice, according to the Law of Ukraine from 16.09.1997 ?On charity and charitable organisations. (Certificate of registration as charitable organisation with ? 1-053, dated from July 27, 2000). Its geographical area of activity is at the territory of Zhytomyr Oblast.
The founders of the sickness fund are:
? Zhytomyr Regional Organisation of the Red Cross Ukraine;
? Zhytomyr Regional Committee of the trade union of health employees;
? Nurses Association of Zhytomyr region
The main objective of the sickness fund is to unite the civil, corporate and individual bodies for implementing measures that are aimed to improving the health status of the members of the sickness fund in case of illness through pharmaceuticals, diagnostic care, counseling services during health care treatment at inpatient, day care, home care, and outpatient/ambulatory care level, in the Zhytomyr region, and to promote the improvement of health care and the implementation of modern types of diagnostic care and treatment.
19.7.2010. Expectations aimed to establish an alternative model of health care provision that abolishes free substandard medicine are on the rise. In Kiev authorities are currently looking for policlinics as location for sickness funds. But does this mean that the free access to health care is soon not likely to be guaranteed by the Constitution anymore?
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14/07/2010. During a press briefing which has been conducted today the first deputy chairman of the Kyiv city state administration Alexander Popov informed that the sickness fund project for socially vulnerable people is likely to start at January 1, 2011.
July 7, 2010. The members of the commission on health care and social protection generally agreed on the introduction of sickness funds in the capital. However, the mode of operation of sickness funds needs to be deeper studied in a comprehensive way. In particular, the chairman of the commission Ms Shlapak stated: It is yet too early to introduce sickness funds on city-wide scale. “In the beginning, their functionality has to be examined in a small localized environment, possibly on a pilot district to appropriately experience how to introduce this kind of health care provision in the whole area of the Kiev.” She mentioned that it would be easier to start with the introduction of a sickness fund based on a large enterprise, where trade unions are present, such as factories, educational institutions, or the Kiev subway. “Or even just to start the experiment with health care employees. In case of its successful implementation, physicians may give recommendation to their patients,” – added Ms. Shlapak.
Yesterday municipal councillors passed a draft framework for introducing sickness funds in the capital. Certainly, this document needs to get further professional enhancement in order to be approved by the Kiev city council.
July 6, 2010. According to the newspaper ?Segodnya? the Deputy Head of Kiev council?s Committee on Health and Social Protection, Alexander Pabat stated that sickness funds will soon begin to work in Kiev. A draft decision is going to be submitted to the session of the city council on July 15. And within a month, they [sickness funds] should start to collect contributions,”- said Pabat. The deputy mayor noted, that the first step is to establish a sickness fund for retirees and poor, but everyone can join the sickness fund. According to the First Deputy Mayor, Alexander Popov, it is most likely that the monthly contribution for pensioners will amount 30 UAH per month. Only one month after the first payment and due to physician?s prescription, the sickness fund?s member is entitled to receive free of charge pharmaceuticals in case of illness and treatment in a municipal hospital. Conditions so far are being developed. Also the issue of the location of the sickness fund?s premises needs to be decided. It is expected that there will be one main office and probably a few district branches.
