Head of Mykolaiv Regional Council reports on 2024 at an offsite session in Pervomaisk

Anton Tabunschyk, Chairman of the Mykolaiv Regional Council, reported on his work in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025. Among the key achievements, he named the reform of the healthcare sector — it was possible not only to save hospitals but also to improve their funding.

This became known on 1 May during a session of the Mykolaiv Regional Council held in Pervomaisk, according to NikVesti.

During this period, the regional council held 9 sessions and adopted 126 decisions. The commission on housing and communal services was the most active, with 14 meetings and 49 decisions.

Healthcare

In 2024, the region began to form a capable network of medical institutions. According to Anton Tabunschyk, before making decisions, they carefully analysed the finances of both regional and city medical institutions and studied the experience of the Dnipro region. Based on this, a working group was set up with the participation of doctors, financiers and deputies.

«This was preceded by a lot of work. First, we worked with the financial indicators of not only regional institutions, but also city institutions in Mykolaiv to understand the global picture. Together with the chairman of the commission and the specialised deputy, we learned from the experience of Dnipropetrovsk region, because they managed to approve the hospital network before the war and are now operating in a hospital network with a full-fledged district. We set up a working group to study the issues of financial support for the CCN, which included experts from the healthcare department, the financial sector and members of the regional council,» said Anton Tabunschyk.

Four institutions were merged into the regional clinical hospital, including an ophthalmological, dental, dermatological, skin and venereological and rehabilitation hospitals. The institution received 29 service packages from the NHSU worth 314 million hryvnias. It has 286 doctors, 404 nurses, 24 departments and 663 beds. Over 242,000 outpatients and almost 21,000 inpatients were treated during the year.

ThePhthisiopulmonology Centre merged with the Palliative Care and Infectious Diseases Centres. As a result, 9 packages were concluded with the NHSU for a total of 44.7 million hryvnias. The staffing capacity is 44 doctors and 98 nurses, 18 departments and 192 beds. During this period, 11,984 patients were treated on an outpatient basis and 1,624 patients were treated in the hospital.

The regional children's hospital was joined by a children's home. The hospital has concluded 13 packages with the NHSU for 124 million hryvnias, and has 25 departments and 430 beds. Over this time, more than 52,000 outpatients have been treated there.

«All the merged institutions have retained their medical staff and the scope of medical services, which is the main thing. Today we have powerful multidisciplinary medical facilities with the prospect of further development,» said Anton Tabunschyk.

With the support of the state, local authorities and donors, equipment was purchased and repairs were carried out for more than 227 million hryvnias. In particular, the regional hospital received 56 million hryvnias, and the oncology centre received almost 81 million hryvnias for equipment.

International partners also contributed:

• a renovated rehabilitation unit was opened with the support of Project HOPE;

• 50 medical institutions received 10 tonnes of medicines from French donors;

• 11 lung ventilators were donated by Italian partners and the Ukrainian diaspora.

Pharmacy network «Pharmacy»: 23 new outlets

The municipal enterprise «Pharmacy» reopened 18 pharmacy outlets in 2024 and 5 more in the first quarter of 2025. Now 65% of the region's communities are covered by the pharmacy network. Since September 2024, the company has been operating at a profit, and in the first quarter of 2025, net operating profit amounted to 352 thousand hryvnias.

«We have increased our turnover 10 times compared to 2023. This is a success,» said Anton Tabunschyk.

We have also resumed the production of medicines to order at the inter-hospital pharmacy №110, which is capable of producing up to 12,000 medicines.

«The company participates in the government programme «Affordable Medicines» — the share of the programme is 10% of the total. In particular, 36 contracts have been concluded and medicines worth 3.5 million hryvnias have been sold, and preferential prescriptions are issued in 21 communities,» added Anton Tabunschyk.

Education: school buses and meals

At the expense of the state subvention and local budgets, communities received 26 school buses worth 43 million hryvnias. There are 17 educational institutions in the region with 3,270 children enrolled. Nutrition is provided to 2,233 pupils, including more than 1,200 from privileged categories, and 563 children receive five meals a day.

The deputies also changed the type and name of Mykolaiv General Education Sanatorium Boarding School №7 and merged Ochakiv General Education Sanatorium Boarding School with Mykolaiv Regional Academic Lyceum «Renaissance».

Social protection

As part of the «Care» programme, 430 families received over 10 million hryvnias in aid. Most of them are people with cancer and difficult life circumstances.

An advisory council has been set up for veterans under the chairman of the regional council, and they receive medical and psychological assistance.

The Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War held 67 meetings and provided 7,400 consultations.

Ensuring the public interest in the operation of the electricity market From December 2024 to March 2025, 27 applications were processed for a preferential tariff, and 322 apartment buildings received a preferential tariff.

From December 2024 to March 2025, 322 apartment buildings received a reduced electricity tariff upon application.

Agrarians in the region received 113 modular granaries with a total capacity of 50,000 tonnes.

Budget

The official also focused on the regional budget revenues. In 2024, rent revenues amounted to 5.3 million hryvnias, and in the first quarter of 2025 — another 2.3 million hryvnias. 20 real estate lease auctions were successfully held, and 5 more are currently being announced.

To support communities and businesses, 186 grant applications have been submitted, 46 of which have already been supported. Tabunschyk stressed that all these projects are being implemented at the expense of foreign partners.

As part of cooperation with international donors, the region's communities have received

• TESLA energy saving systems,

• mobile ASCs,

• special equipment for municipal institutions: dump trucks, mini-excavators, minibuses, construction equipment,

• garbage trucks,

• transport for medical institutions,

• minibuses for education and culture.

As for the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, several vehicles were delivered, including 1,000 FPV drones for the 123rd separate brigade.

As a result, the regional council members approved Anton Tabunschyk's report.

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On Thursday, 1 May, the deputies of the Mykolaiv Regional Council gathered for an in-person session in Pervomaisk to approve the heads of five cultural and sports institutions.