OREANDA-NEWS. June 06, 2012.  The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Health of Ukraine Raisa Bohatyriova meets Mr. Paolo Belli, the Human Development Sector Coordinator for Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus in the Europe and Central Asia Region of the World Bank.

A topic of a meeting was a summing up of cooperation between Ukraine and the World Bank in the field of health care over the past period and discussion of main areas of cooperation in the future.

During the meeting the parties discussed the implementation of activities under of the World Bank grant in the amount of 300 thousand U.S. dollars allocated to Ukraine to support pilot projects in health care reform last year.

The purpose of the grant – is strengthening of possibilities of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and leadership of pilot regions in the planning, implementation and monitoring of reforms in the medical field. Since during the presentation CPS Bank with Ukraine for 2012-1015 years there has been stressed on the priority of reforming and developing Ukraine's health system, the World Bank may provide new project in this area, said Mr. Paolo Belli.