IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN POLICY FRAMEWORK “HEALTH 2020” AS THE LEGAL INSTRUMENT FOR MODERNIZING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The doctrinal principles of the new European policy "Health 2020", articulated by the European Regional Office of the World Health Organization, have been comprehended. Particular attention has been paid to clarify the possibilities of implementing into the national legislation of Ukraine the European legal standards for providing health care for population and finding optimal ways to modernize the domestic health care system, taking into account the positive experience gained by the leading countries – members of the European Union.

On the basis of the comprehensive analysis of the problem it has been stated that the European policy “Health 2020” is socially accepted strategic platform based on the paradigm of recognizing the fundamental right of every person to reach the highest level of health at all stages of life. Implementation of doctrinal and management of the European policy framework “Health-2020” refers to the legal means of European integration of the national health care system according to human-centric and rational basis. Absolute priorities of reformist aspirations are the implementation of inter-sectoral partnership to influence the social determinants of health preserving the leadership of the ministry, taking into account “the interests of health” in the development of strategies for upgrading the basic components of the social sphere, improvement sanitary and epidemiological inspectorate and response in case of emergency situations, formation of supporting environment and ensuring the sustainability of local communities to negative external influence.