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What is NSZU??

Find out, how the National Health Service works and why its programs make medicine accessible, high-quality and transparent for the citizens of Ukraine.

What is NSZU and how does it work?

The National Health Service of Ukraine — NSZU — is a state body, which pays for certain medical services for citizens of Ukraine within the scope of the Medical Guarantee Program. NSHU concludes contracts with medical institutions and transfers payment directly to them. Thanks to this, patients can receive services, provided by the relevant package of NSZU, with state payment or partial payment - depending on the conditions of the program.

The main functions of the NSAU:

  • Purchase of medical services: NSSU concludes contracts with healthcare facilities and pays them services, provided to patients.
  • Quality control: The service checks, Does the facilities fulfill the terms of the contract, and follows the quality of services.
  • Financial protection: Thanks to the NSZU, citizens of Ukraine can receive certain medical services with state payment.
  • Transparency: All the calculations and mechanisms of the service are open to the public, that provides trust in the system.

NSHU works according to the principle "money follows the patient": the medical institution receives payment from the state for services, which he actually provided to the patient within the relevant package of the National Health Service.

The role of NSHU in reproductive medicine

NSHU actively supports infertility treatment programs, in particular, extracorporeal fertilization (IVF). It gives patients, that meet the program criteria, the opportunity to receive part of medical services with state funding. Within the scope of the Medical Guarantee Program, state payment of one cycle of IVF — with or without ICSI is provided. The package includes the main stages of the procedure:

  • Consultations and examinations.

  • Controlled ovarian stimulation and ultrasound monitoring.

  • Puncture of the follicles and receiving eggs.

  • Laboratory procedures: fertilization, cultivation of embryos.

  • Cryopreservation of embryos.

  • Transfer of embryos to the uterine cavity.

  • Medical support within the terms of the program.

State support provides an opportunity to receive these services, which meet the selection criteria of the program. Financing is done through NSAU, which allows to pay for medical services in an organized manner and according to established rules, provided by the Medical Guarantee Program.

Why it works?

NHSHU was created to ensure fair access to medical care for all citizens. Thanks to clear principles of work:

  1. Transparency: All financial transactions are conducted openly, and medical institutions receive payment only for services actually provided.

  2. CONTROL: The system provides for monitoring compliance with the requirements for the provision of medical services, that patients receive care in accordance with the terms of the Medical Guarantee Program.

  3. Accessibility: High-cost medical procedures thanks to state funding, such as IVF, become available to most citizens.

Within the framework of cooperation with the National Health Service, medical assistance is provided in accordance with the established requirements, standards and rules. NSZU works for you and with you, to make medicine in Ukraine more accessible and of better quality.

Planning treatment?

How to use state support for IVF:
IVF according to the NSZU program

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