Hospitals and primary healthcare centers across six regions of Ukraine have received informational materials titled “How to Identify Disability Under the New Procedure.” These materials were developed by the NGO “League of the Strong” in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, with support from the International Renaissance Foundation. The announcement was made by Daria Sydorenko,… Continue reading Over 200 healthcare institutions receive informational materials on the new disability determination procedure from “League of the Strong”
Category: MSEC
The Government supported the proposal of “The League of the Strong” to define the list of documents required for examination by the MSEC
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted amendments to Resolution No. 1317 “Issues of Medical and Social Expertise”. The document takes into account the proposal of the public union “The League of the Strong” to define an exhaustive list of documents for establishing disability. This was reported by Daria Sydorenko, executive director of the… Continue reading The Government supported the proposal of “The League of the Strong” to define the list of documents required for examination by the MSEC
“The League of the Strong” has announced a scholarship competition for journalists to create materials about MСECs
“The League of the Strong” public union invites regional media journalists to explore the problems of interaction between people with disabilities and medical and social expert commissions. The competition will be held within the framework of the MСEC Reform project. This was announced by Daria Sydorenko, executive director of “The League of the Strong” public… Continue reading “The League of the Strong” has announced a scholarship competition for journalists to create materials about MСECs
“The League of the Strong”: medical and social expert commissions need to be reformed here and now
The public union “The League of the Strong” suggests making changes to the laws that can affect the work of medical and social expert commissions in a short period of time. Daria Sydorenko, executive director of the “The League of the Strong”, mentioned this during the press conference “Reforming the MSEC: Do we need to… Continue reading “The League of the Strong”: medical and social expert commissions need to be reformed here and now
«The League of the Strong»: The implementation of the ICF will not violate the rights of people with disabilities
The implementation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) will not violate the rights of people with disabilities. This was announced by Daria Sydorenko, Executive Director of «The League of the Strong». «Implementing the ICF is an important step towards changing the old Soviet system of the Medical-Social Expert Commission (MSEC) and… Continue reading «The League of the Strong»: The implementation of the ICF will not violate the rights of people with disabilities