Key Points:
- Primary care facilities in combat zones will receive 20% more funding per patient declaration.
- The average salary for an emergency room doctor in frontline areas has reached 45,000 hryvnias.
- Young doctors receive a one-time payment of 200,000 hryvnias for taking jobs in challenging regions.
- In 2026, 100 million hryvnias have been allocated for staff housing for medical workers in frontline cities.
- Hospitals receive monthly subsidies for each employee to build adequate payroll funds.
The Ukrainian government is implementing a large-scale plan to stabilize the healthcare system in frontline regions through a significant increase in budget allocations. The main focus is on the financial stability of hospitals and direct incentives for specialists working under constant shelling. The strategy covers eight regions where medical infrastructure requires special protection due to security risks and migration processes.
Primary care facilities in combat zones now receive 20% more funding for each signed declaration. The government has deliberately abandoned the reduction coefficients that previously depended on the number of patient visits, ensuring a stable income even in sparsely populated areas. In the first few months of 2026 alone, the total amount of additional payments in this area reached 130 million hryvnias.
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Significant changes have been made to emergency medical care. Increased funding has raised the average salary of an ambulance doctor in frontline regions to 45,000 hryvnias. A separate package under the Medical Guarantees Program is in place to support the staffing of specialized hospitals. It provides for monthly supplements to the payroll fund: 12,000 hryvnias for each doctor and 9,000 for nurses or junior staff.
Special attention is given to attracting young people and ensuring the well-being of employees. Internship graduates who choose to work in frontline communities or rural areas are eligible for a one-time payment of 200,000 hryvnias. Concurrently, a program for staff housing has been launched, with 100 million hryvnias allocated in the budget. Medical professionals can receive their own apartment or house directly in cities in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, and other frontline regions.
Health Minister Viktor Lyashko notes that these measures are intended to ensure the continuity of care where it is needed most. Resources are directed not only toward maintaining infrastructure but also toward specifically motivating medical teams who remain to work with their communities despite difficult conditions.
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