Austria Allocates €500 Mln for the Construction of Children’s Hospitals in Ukraine

by Olha Povaliaieva
Thursday, September 15, 2022
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Austria Allocates €500 Mln for the Construction of Children’s Hospitals in Ukraine

The project includes the expansion of "Okhmadet", the construction of a hospital in Kyiv and a rehabilitation centre in Lviv

Minister of the economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko and minister of economy and Labor of Austria Martin Kocher signed an agreement on Austria's participation in the development of healthcare institutions in Ukraine. Under the terms of the agreement, Austria will raise financing guaranteed by European export credit agencies. The borrowing period will be about 14 years, the rate will not exceed 3% per annum.

Within the framework of cooperation, the following projects will be implemented:

  • Construction and expansion of another Ohmadet hospital;
  • Construction of a university clinic in the Kyiv region;
  • Construction of a rehabilitation centre in Lviv.

According to Yulia Sviridenko, the first House of Ronald McDonald in Ukraine will be built on the basis of Kyiv Okhmadet. Construction may be completed at the end of 2023.

We remind you that the most complex operations are performed in Okhmadet: transplants of organs, bone marrow, etc.

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