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Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149) - Ukraine (RATIFICATION: 1979)

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  5. 1999
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The Committee notes the detailed information supplied by the Government in its report on issues such as education, theoretical and practical training, participation, and conditions of employment and work of nursing personnel.

The Committee also notes the information on the adoption of Law No. 2802.XII of 19 November 1992 "On introducing the foundations of Ukrainian legislation on public health care", and that other laws have been and continue to be drawn up regulating the activity of nursing personnel. The Committee would be pleased to receive a copy of the legislation related to the application of the Convention.

Articles 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee takes note of the indication of the Government that in the implementation of a government decree, work is under way to establish educational standards for each speciality by the end of 1999. It requests the Government to supply a copy of these standards when they are adopted.

Article 5. The Committee notes the information of the Government according to which the Ministry of Health of Ukraine follows a policy of ensuring the participation of nursing personnel at all levels of planning and decision-making in the field of health care and that nurses also take part in the working groups, which draw up nursing curricula and teaching programmes. It also notes the indication that in a number of regions the post of chief specialist for nursing has been introduced in the regional and municipal health authorities.

Article 7. Further to its previous comments the Committee takes note of the information of the Committee in the report that in accordance with Ukrainian law "On the prevention of the illness of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the social protection of the population", a list of social protection and security measures has been drawn up for nursing personnel and other health care specialists and workers designed to protect their health and promote safety at work. The Committee would be pleased to receive a copy of this law.

Part V of the report form. Please continue to provide general information on the way in which the Convention is applied in practice and also to supply, if possible, data on the number of the people leaving the profession.

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