Key points
- The government has expanded the list of young doctors who can receive UAH 200,000 in targeted assistance upon employment.
- The program has been extended to medical professionals who have been employed in healthcare institutions in areas of potential combat operations, excluding Kyiv region and 5 cities of regional significance.
- A one-time payment is received by graduates of medical specialties after an internship in state institutions who have signed a contract with a state or communal institution for at least three years.
- Previously, the program only covered those who started working in areas of active combat operations or in rural areas.
The government has expanded the list of young doctors who can receive UAH 200,000 in targeted assistance from the state upon employment, announced Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko.
A one-time payment can be received by graduates of medical specialties who have completed an internship in state higher education institutions.
A mandatory condition is employment for at least three years in a healthcare institution of state or communal ownership in a community with a critical need for medical workers.
Previously, the program applied to those who started working in areas of active combat operations or in rural areas.
Now, young doctors who have been employed in healthcare institutions in areas of potential combat operations can also take advantage of the program. The exception is Kyiv region and the cities of regional significance: Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv.
The decision is aimed at strengthening the medical system in regions with increased workload and a shortage of doctors of various specialties.
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