In January 2025, the Government of Ukraine approved the National Health System Development Strategy until 2030. Its global goal is high-quality, accessible, free-at-the-point-of-use health-care for every resident in Ukraine and the readiness of the health-care system to respond to challenges and threats. The operational plan for the Strategy is divided into two three-year implementation phases and accounts for previous reform agendas.

The process of developing the document began at the end of 2021. Five thematic subgroups involving almost 100 national and international experts worked on the Strategy, several rounds of in-depth discussions took place within the Intersectoral Working Group on the Development of the Health System Strategy until 2030, and extensive public consultations were held with stakeholders.

The full-scale war brought about new challenges for our country and the health-care system in particular, and thus the Strategy was updated accordingly.

The new Strategy is a comprehensive framework document that identifies key health challenges for Ukrainians and proposes solutions that will help to address them both during the war and in the post-war recovery period. The document clearly defines what we want the health-care system to look like in the coming years, and its action plan highlights the priorities of peaceful life while facing the current challenges of war. After all, the health of the nation is not only an indicator of the country's well-being, it is also at the core of its development potential.