Ukraine is transforming its health system so that people can get the quality health care services they need without experiencing financial hardship.Andrii, a 25-year-old doctor living in the city of Khmelnytskyi in western Ukraine began to feel unwell.
It was in March 2020, when the COVID-19 outbreak had started in the country. Armed with medical knowledge, he immediately self-isolated from his wife and other family members.
As his symptoms worsened, he called an ambulance, and eventually tested positive for COVID-19 while in hospital. “While I was in hospital, testing and examinations were free of charge, but I had to find and buy my own medicines.