President of Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy set tasks in the field of healthcare, social policy, education and culture

5 November 2019 - 18:19

Volodymyr Zelenskyy set tasks in the field of healthcare, social policy, education and culture

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has set a task to introduce a service of appointment of pensions and receipt of information through the mobile app by the end of 2019.

During a meeting with the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers held at the President's Office, the Head of State stressed that Minister of Social Policy Yulia Sokolovskaya must ensure the introduction of a service of appointment of pensions and receipt of information through a special mobile app by the end of the year, as well as introduce a mechanism of appointment of pensions upon reaching retirement age without a person's application.

In addition, Volodymyr Zelenskyy considers it necessary for the Ministry of Health to improve the operation of the emergency medicine system by January 31, 2020 and ensure the creation and functioning of the Unified State Transplant Information System by February.

The President also set tasks to Minister of Education and Science Hanna Novosad. In particular, by the end of the year, the legislative basis for the work of the basic and profile schools according to the new educational standards should be formed and the National Research Foundation should be fully operational.

In addition, the Head of State considers it necessary for the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to draft a bill on the information space of Ukraine by the end of the year.