Medical institute in Dnipro to assume role of a central medical commission
Source: Ministry of Health of Ukraine
With Central Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC) facing a shutdown this month, its functions will delegated to State Research Institute for Medical and Social Disability Issues in Dnipro, said Ukraine’s health ministry on Monday. The move is part of a clampdown on corruption schemes allowing draft-evasion and undue benefits for officials accross the country.
In 2024, the institute in Dnipro established the necessary infrastructure to manage Central MSEC functions effectively, including case reviews and oversight of regional MSEC decisions.
The government’s anti-corruption measures in the MSEC system will include:
- a new working group that will review MSEC decisions, with a focus on officials’ cases;
- a plan to digitize all stages of the review process with assistance from Health Ministry and the Ministry of Digital Transformation;
- an audit of disability pensions for prosecutors and officials. It will require cooperation with the Pension Fund, the State Bureau of Investigation, National Police, and Security Service;
- legislative proposals for an overhal of MSEC commissions.
Ukraine’s MSEC system covers both central and regional levels. The 328 regional MSEC offices now fall under regional councils’ jurisdiction, with appointments to be made by the respective council.
Amendments to Ukraine’s enforcement proceedings legislation, initiated by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, have entered into force. Among other measures, the reform provides for the automated lifting of attachments on bank accounts immediately after debts in enforcement proceedings have been fully settled. The main practical benefit for citizens is the complete elimination of the need to contact an enforcement officer in person and wait for paper decisions once the debt has been paid.
The 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade has received another batch of supplies as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative. This time, the military received seven quad bikes and four mobile shower and bath units.
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Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers have appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding that NABU be obligated to register proceedings regarding the fact of exerting influence on the court and to recognize Petro Poroshenko as a victim in the case of the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra, due to her pressure on Supreme Court judges who were considering a lawsuit to overturn sanctions.
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