According to the National Health Service of Ukraine (NSZU), in the first half of 2022, the average salary of doctors amounted to 21 thousand. hryvnia (1.5 times more than in 2021) and nursing staff - about 15 thousand. UAH (34% more than in 2021). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance..

It is reported that the highest average wages are received by doctors in emergency medical care institutions: doctors - 27 thousand. UAH, nursing staff - 20 thousand. hryvnia.

Thus, the expenditures of the general fund of the state budget, together with transfers for eight months, were made in the amount of UAH 106.8 billion (83.3% of the plan for January-August, or 55.7% of the annual plan).

In Ukraine, as of August 1 of this year, the volume of health care expenditures under the general and special fund totals UAH 228.6 billion (4.9% of GDP) in the consolidated budget.

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The Ministry of Finance noted that an important area is the implementation of the medical guarantees program, which provides for 157.3 billion. hryvnia. For eight months, expenses under this program were made in the amount of UAH 95.7 billion (91.7% of the plan for January-August, or 60.8% of the annual plan).

Deputy Finance Minister Roman Yermolichev said that in July the Government received a $1.

7 billion grant from the US Government through the World Bank Trust Fund mechanism to cover the costs of the state budget general fund to pay for medical services under the Medical Guarantee Program.

“This contributed to the stable financing of the medical guarantee program and the timely payment of salaries to medical workers,” he said..

Recall that earlier, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Rating Sociological Group, a third of Ukrainians consider the wages of the warring military to be low..