Ukraine

Ukraine joined the PIVI partnership in 2020, deploying over 100,000 seasonal influenza vaccine doses across the country. 

Vaccine hesitancy was reported as a challenge among healthcare workers in Ukraine, so a survey was conducted among primary healthcare providers to improve seasonal influenza immunization. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine led a knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) survey among over 1,000 primary healthcare providers across all regions of the country. 

The culmination of Ukraine’s efforts to strengthen its influenza program led to a presentation at OPTIONS XI in Belfast, UK in 2022 by the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.