A total of 92% of Ukrainians intend to celebrate Easter on May 2, almost 20% of the adult population will go to church, according to the results of an all-Ukrainian public opinion poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on April 13-15, 2021. According to the study, 92% of the population plan to celebrate Easter in one way or another, only 6% will not celebrate (and 2% were undecided).
Among the adult population of Ukraine, every fifth (19%) plans to go to church on Easter, and 9% plan to take part in the service.
The majority of Ukrainian population does not plan to go to church at Easter. Some 69% of Ukrainians plan to cook Easter dishes at home, 25% plan to pray in the family circle, and 19% plan to receive guests from relatives at home.
Also, according to the survey, among the entire population of Ukraine, 11% will go to the cemetery; some 8% will go on a visit within their city; some 5% will go on a visit outside their city.
The largest number of those who plan to go to church to bless Easter cakes is observed in the western region (29%), in all other regions this number is slightly less: 19% in the South, 15% in the Center, 12% in the East. Some 18% of Ukrainians aged 18-29, some 19% of those aged 40-49, some 22% of Ukrainians 50-59 years old and 60+ will go to bless Easter food in church; the lowest percentage, 15%, is among the category 30-39 years old.
The largest number of those who plan to cook Easter meals with their families is also in the western region (73%); in the center and south it is 69%, in the east – 63%.
A total of 8% of residents of the East do not plan to celebrate Easter, there are 7% of those in the center, 6% in the South, and 5% in the West. The number of those who do not plan to celebrate Easter decreases with age: in the age group of 18-29 years they make 13%, in the group of 30-39 and 40-49 years – 7% and 6% respectively, in the group of 50-59 and 60+ years – 4% and 3%, respectively.
The survey was conducted by the method of computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) on the basis of a random sample of mobile phone numbers, 2,001 respondents living in all regions of Ukraine (except for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea) were interviewed. The sample is representative of the adult population (aged 18 and over) in Ukraine. The sample does not include territories that are temporarily not controlled by Ukrainian authorities – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The statistical error of the sample (with a probability of 0.95 and taking into account the design effect of 1.1) does not exceed 2.4%.
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The online medical hub Doc.ua has appointed its CEO Garry Andreasyan, who replaced Serhiy Kazantsev, according to a press release of the company.
According to it, Kazantsev will continue to work as a member of the company’s board and will be engaged in the development of an online medical hub and its international expansion.
It is indicated that Andreasyan, who replaced Kazantsev as the CEO, has held the position of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Doc.ua since May 2020 and is a shareholder of the company.
Among his important goals as the CEO are the implementation of innovative technologies and the expansion of the company’s product line.
Previously, Andreasyan worked in executive positions at Allianz Ukraine and the Effective Investments Group. He is the founder of several projects in the field of HoReCa, two innovative startups and a mentor of SingularityU Kyiv Chapter.
“Digitalization, convenient and safe access to medical services can not only improve the quality of life of people, but also make it longer. The online hub Doc.ua is the future of digital medicine in Ukraine and many leading countries of the world. We are building a convenient medical ecosystem, which is already now demonstrates high efficiency,” Ihor Liski, the strategic investor of Doc.ua, said.
The press release said that under the leadership of previous CEO Kazantsev, the service has become the country’s largest medical hub and has gone international, opening offices in six countries. More than 1.5 million Ukrainians use the Doc.ua service every month.
“Having raised significant investments into the project, we were able to create not only an information guide for finding doctors and making appointments, but an entire ecosystem. Now Doc.ua has become the only convenient entry point in healthcare sector for our clients. I am convinced that the project expects even greater development, because it is capable of starting a revolution,” the press service said, citing Kazantsev.
Doc.ua is an online medical hub, founded in 2014, which provides services for: audio consultations, calling a doctor at home, delivering drugs or making an appointment with a medical specialist. The Doc.ua database contains more than 34,000 doctors and more than 2,600 medical institutions throughout Ukraine, 700 diagnostic centers and laboratories, and 2,000 pharmacies.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 28/04/21
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Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of April 28
