#Health Policy

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved new rules for establishing disability: lifetime assignment for irreversible conditions, remote assessment for amputations, one year to correct errors in decisions, and expanded rights for military personnel.

Ukraine has started the 2026/2027 flu season with low incidence, but vaccine deliveries are delayed. The PHC expects a potential infection peak in winter.

Cardiac surgeon and transplantologist at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine’s Center of Cardiology, Serhiy Mokhnatyi, explained in an interview with RBK-Ukraine that a team of 20 specialists stands behind a single organ transplant, and that speeding up the queue or performing a transplant under “backyard conditions” is physically impossible.

🇪🇺 EU prepares a tax revolution: cigarette excise duty to rise by 139%, and a unified tax on vapes will be introduced for the first time. The goal is to reduce smoking among youth and close loopholes for smuggling. By 2040, the EU plans to become tobacco-free, but this requires consensus from all countries. 🚭💸