A total of 328 healthcare institutions are connected to the provision of telemedicine services in Ukraine.
According to the Ministry of Health, in 2023, 8893 teleconsultations were conducted in Ukraine thanks to the implemented telemedicine solutions.
The Ministry clarifies that telemedicine services will be included in 31 of the 41 packages of the Medical Guarantee Program.
“In 2024, telemedicine will be a powerful tool for providing medical and rehabilitation care. Telemedicine solves a number of problems with the availability of services, especially for patients who cannot visit a doctor due to their condition and remoteness,” the agency emphasizes.
The average bill of a foreign patient who is treated in Ukrainian clinics, is $2,000-2,500, not taking into account transport and accommodation costs, the Ukrainian Association of Medical Tourism (UAMT) said at a roundtable devoted to medical tourism in Ukraine, the situation with it and its prospects held in Kyiv last week.
According to UAMT, currently in Ukraine, about 120 clinics in different regions of Ukraine receive foreign patients.
According to UAMT Head Violetta Yanyshevska, the most attractive for foreign patients in Ukraine are plastic surgery, dentistry, sanatorium-resort treatment, reproductive technologies, rehabilitation, treatment of ophthalmologic diseases, heart surgery and cell therapy. She said that the leaders in receiving foreign patients in Ukraine are reproductive clinics. At the same time, Yanyshevska said that in matters of medical tourism, “this is not about competition between clinics, but about competition between countries.”
