Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in Ukraine

This briefing note examines the impact of the pandemic and the Government’s response to it on the rights of healthcare workers in Ukraine, of which 83 per cent are women. It looks, in particular at the right to just and favourable conditions of work, to social security and to effective participation, and how their situation affects essential health services. The briefing note contains recommendations to the Government and local authorities to this end.