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Okhmatdet director-general suspended from duty

17 August , 2024  

Director General of the National Children’s Specialized Hospital “Okhmatdet” Volodymyr Zhovnir has been suspended from duty, Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said.

“Zhovnir is suspended from his duties until the completion of inspections by the National Police of Ukraine, other law enforcement agencies and a commission of the Ministry of Health,” Lyashko wrote in Telegram on Saturday.

“About further decisions will be reported additionally, including personnel decisions. My position – the acting should be a person from the heads of departments, who will receive the greatest support of colleagues. Now I am holding consultations,” he added.

According to the Minister, the facts related to the restoration of buildings Okhmatdet after the missile attack and the actions of the Charitable organization “Charitable Foundation ‘Okhmatdet’ – healthy childhood” are being studied by the National Police, there is a pre-trial investigation, investigation of the NABU and internal inspection of the Ministry of Health.

 

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