Kyiv: Czechia invests 100 million euros with EU support for renovation of Ukrainian hospitals

Czechia, within the framework of the EU’s Ukraine Facility instrument, is investing 100 million euros (2.5 billion crowns) into the renovation of Ukrainian hospitals, as announced on Wednesday by Ukrainian Minister of Health Viktor Liashko. The minister attended a business forum in Kyiv with his Czech counterpart Vlastimil Válek.

"The Czech Republic is potentially ready to finance the modernisation of thirteen hospitals in seven regions of Ukraine,” Mr. Liashko wrote on Facebook. Medical facilities in the country have been also affected by the ongoing war and targeted by Russian forces. Last week, the Ukrainian army reported that Russia had hit a military hospital in Kharkiv.

The Czech Ministry of Health announced on Monday that Mr. Válek will be visiting Ukraine from Sunday to Thursday. His work programme includes visits to several hospitals that Czechia is helping to reconstruct with EU support, as well as meetings with Ukrainian officials.