Yurii KURYLKO and Ivan SHUMEIKO

Yurii KURYLKO,
Ivan SHUMEIKO

[ region ]

Poltava

15 / 06 / 2018

Yurii KURYLKO, Deputy director of the Health Protection Department in Poltava Region & Ivan SHUMEIKO, Chief therapist at the Central Regional Hospital in Poltava

[ topic ] Protection

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One colleague from another town recently asked me: “Say, both our hospitals work with roughly the same budget. Yet yours has better equipment and more medicine. How is it possible?” Our solution is quite obvious. Since we implemented new budget rules, our situation improved considerably. It is a lot of work, as each member of the hospital staff has to abide by many procedures. Each and every one of us has a role to play in enforcing proper budget control. There are also some consultants, experts and local NGOs who come and help us to monitor the use of funds.

One colleague asked me: “Both our hospitals work with roughly the same budget. Yet yours has better equipment and more medicine. How is it possible?”

It is all worth it. We have seen a clear difference. We may assume there were some margins for abuses and nepotism before. Money is now equally spread between different departments. Money better spent means that we found some extra resources to complete some reconstruction work. Our work relationships also improved as these procedures are clear and transparent. This way we understand each person’s actions. Eventually, our patients are the true beneficiaries.

Since 24th February 2022

Yurii Kurylko and Ivan Shumeiko's situation is not known. Switzerland has intensified its efforts to support Ukraine and Ukrainians despite tragic circumstances. We work together for a peaceful, safe and prosperous Ukraine.

after

24 feb 2022

What else is Switzerland doing for Ukraine?

Switzerland has been assisting those impacted through various means – from humanitarian aid, humanitarian demining and financial support to granting protection status S to individuals from Ukraine seeking refuge. By 15 February 2024, the Swiss federal government had spent a total of around 3 billion Swiss francs to support Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland and people in Ukraine.

In 2022, Switzerland organised the first Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano and launched the political process to help Ukraine rebuild. The Summit on Peace in Ukraine, held in Switzerland in 2024, set up a path towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. In the longer term, the Federal Council aims to allocate 1.5 billion Swiss francs to support Ukraine's recovery efforts by 2028.

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