The Ukrainian government allocated Hr 1 billion ($26 million) for shelters and for creating safe conditions in hospitals in 2024, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 5. According to Shmyhal, Ukraine’s healthcare expenditures for this year will amount to Hr 239 billion ($6.28 billion), an increase of Hr 31 billion ($814 million) compared to 2023. Ukraine’s medical infrastructure came under heavy strain due to Russian aggression, deepening the humanitarian crisis wrought by the all-out war. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) representative in Ukraine, Jarno Habicht, said that healthcare…