On April 21, 2016 in Ministry of Health of Ukraine was held the working meeting of all the stakeholders involved in the development of a national targeted social program to combat tuberculosis in the 2017-2021. The program of the working meeting included discussion the development of the outpatient treatment system of TB patients in Ukraine.
The meeting was attended by Director of the Public Health Department of the MOH of Ukraine S. Ostashko, representatives of the WHO Office in Ukraine, Chairman of the commission to terminate the SI “Ukrainian Center for Social Disease Control of the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine” N. Nizova, managers of international projects in the field of combating tuberculosis USAID, PATH, ICF “Alliance for Public Health”, Abt Associates, representatives of TB services in Donetsk, Vinnitsa, Poltava, Sumy, Dnepropetrovsk region, Kiev city, which introduced the pilot model of outpatient treatment of TB patients, representatives of the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology of F. Yanovsky and representatives of the public organization “Social movement “Ukrainians against TB”.
With a welcoming statement to participants of the meeting appealed: Director of the Public Health Department of the MOH of Ukraine S. Ostashko, Director of the treatment, procurement and supply management department of ICF “Alliance for Public Health” S. Filippovych, medical adviser for TB, MDR-TB, TB / HIV activities of the WHO Country Office in Ukraine A. Slavuckij. Each of the speakers emphasizes the importance of joint efforts by all stakeholders for the preparation of high-quality national program.
The participants discussed the concept of health financing reform in Ukraine and the preliminary results of development of the new system of TB services’ financing.
Project Manager: TB Advocacy Y. Chorna, ICF “Alliance for Public Health” presented the aims and objectives of the regional project “TB in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Project on Strengthening Health Systems for Effective TB and DR-TB Control » (TB-REP).
The head of the public organization “Social movement “Ukrainians against TB” V. Rudenko acquainted all participants with the objectives of the advocacy strategy for the implementation of outpatient TB treatment models in Ukraine within the framework of the regional project TB-REP.
Representatives of TB services in the pilot regions of Ukraine presented the results of the implementation of outpatient treatment models of TB patients, the basic steps, barriers and suggestions to overcome them.
Participants of the meeting expressed their understanding of the need for determination and establishment of best practices experiences and their reflection in their national target social program to combat tuberculosis in the 2017-2021.
Presentation of the TB-REP project at the national level
Discussion of the experience of implementing the outpatient TB treatment models in the regions