Masters of public health can now work as general directors of health care institutions!

Changes to the directory of qualification characteristics of professions Issue 78 Health care have been approved!
A new qualification and requirements for the post of General Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Chief State Sanitary Doctor has been introduced. In addition to the functions of the heads of disease control and prevention centers, they will exercise the powers of the chief state sanitary doctors of the regions in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On the Public Health System”. It is possible to work in this position with an education in the specialties of Medicine (including medical and preventive medicine) or Pediatrics (with relevant specialization) or Public Health.
You can read the official document at the link: https://moz.gov.ua/article/ministry-mandates/nakaz-moz-ukraini-vid-10102023–1769-pro-zatverdzhennja-zmin-do-dovidnika-kvalifikacijnih-harakteristik -profesij-pracivnikiv-vipusk-78-ohorona-zdorov%e2%80%99ja

More details about the changes are indicated in the appendix: https://moz.gov.ua/uploads/10/50415-dn_1769_10102023_dod.pdf

Glad for new opportunities, thank you to all colleagues who joined the work on this document!!!