On 22 November 2024 the WHO Country Office in Ukraine, the WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing, and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies will host the policy dialogue “Rehabilitation services financing and organization: Learning from best practices towards strengthening rehabilitation care in Ukraine”. The joint event will take place in Kyiv and is open to online participation.
With the financial support of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), and as part of the project “Inclusive strengthening and resilience building of rehabilitation services in Ukraine”, the event will bring together international and national experts, policy-makers, health-care providers, civil society representatives, and other key stakeholders from Ukraine and across the WHO European Region.
The event will explore the ways in which European countries organize, finance and deliver rehabilitation services. It will present the preliminary results of research, conducted by WHO and the European Observatory, mapping the current landscape of rehabilitation services financing in selected European countries.
Case studies will be presented from Croatia, England (United Kingdom), Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Spain and Switzerland. These examples will help Ukraine gain insights to inform its related policies and ensure that rehabilitation services are integrated and adequately financed within the national health system.
The event will also feature the participation of national and regional authorities, clinical experts and international partners. The high-level session will start with insightful presentations from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the National Health Service of Ukraine, setting the stage for a comprehensive overview of the current status and challenges of rehabilitation care in the country.
Following this, participants will engage in a technical discussion structured into 3 thematic blocks:
- patient pathways and settings of care
- optimization of the use of funds (what to purchase and eligibility criteria)
- design of provider payments to achieve health system goals.
How to join the event
The policy dialogue will be conducted in a hybrid format (in person and online) in English and Ukrainian, with simultaneous translation available.
To join the event online, please register via the link. You can also follow the event through the livestream on the WHO Ukraine Facebook page.