📋 Tender Overview
Ukrainian population faces major health needs due to the war and the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A total collapse of the healthcare systems could be avoided thanks to the commitment of the Ministry of Health and the flexible long-term support to sectoral reforms of donors such as SDC. The Medical Education project aims to further strengthen the resilience of the medical education system in a context of acute scarcity and unprecedented migration of health professionals.
Background The escalation of hostilities in Ukraine in 2022 triggered a significant health emergency: the war has reduced access to healthcare services and medicines; many healthcare facilities were damaged, and a large number of health workers have left the country or became IDPs. Despite these challenges, the national health system is still functioning and provides health services to millions of Ukrainians. This is mainly due to the strong commitment of the Ministry of Health and the longterm support to sectoral reforms of key donors such as SDC. For WHO, investments in the health sector are an integral part of both the emergency response and developmental support towards the country’s recovery. Health system recovery cannot wait to start until the war is over. As part of the Ukraine’s National Recovery Plan, WHO, USAID, the WB and the EU emphasize that despite ongoing security, humanitarian and economic challenges, the Government of Ukraine and its partners should implement emergency actions to stabilize the system while planning for longer-term recovery and rebuilding back better, to address the long lasting consequences of the conflict. Ukraine faces a flagrant shortage of healthcare staff, a structural challenge which has been further exacerbated by the current crisis. Medical curricula need revision, educators better teaching skills and a more scientific and evidence-based approach, while the vast potential of nurses remains largely untapped. The medical education reform started in 2017, under the strong leadership of the MoH and with the support of WHO and SDC, through the Medical Education project. The project will improve the clinical, technical and communication skills of primary healthcare staff.
Objectives Quality of healthcare, especially at the primary care level, is improved thanks to better medical and managerial education. (Primary healthcare providers are more competent, motivated for professional development and for the provision of patient-focused and safe healthcare services and for the response to public health emergencies during and after the long-lasting consequences of war; the project aim, dedicated to the mid-long term human development capacity and resilience, adequately complement the more emergency and humanitarian operation of SDC and other donors, addressing immediate needs of health structures under huge pressure.)
Target groups Direct beneficiaries: medical students, teaching and managerial staff of medical and nursi
