Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Head of Lviv Medical Facility Dismissed Following Doctor's Bribery Case
The Lviv Health Department dismissed Marta Sokolovska, director of the 1st City Hospital, after department head Mariya Mazur was detained for taking a $3,000 bribe on October 23
In Vinnytsia, Head of MMC and Doctors Accused in Scheme
In Vinnytsia, SBI employees and National Police detained the head of the military medical commission and doctors suspected of fraudulently certifying disability for a former deputy
Head of Psychiatric Hospital in Lviv Arrested for Bribery
Psychiatric hospital head Viktoriya Shahova was arrested on suspicion of bribery while receiving part of a $600 bribe for a fake diagnosis
The head of the medical department of the correctional colony demanded a bribe from a subordinate
The head of the medical unit of the colony demanded UAH 2,000 per month from the paramedic for bonuses and comfortable working conditions. He was detained during another bribe taking, funds and equipment were seized
Doctors who sold diagnoses to evaders will be tried in Odesa
A father and son, doctors of the Odesa Psychiatric Hospital, will be tried for organizing a scheme to avoid mobilization. They diagnosed mental disorders in conscripts for bribes
In Zhytomyr, 4.4 million UAH were seized from a doctor for forging an MRI
The doctor issued false MRI results for conscripts, helping to obtain fictitious disability groups. UAH 4.4 million was withdrawn
The ex-director of the tube dispensary in Rivne received a suspended sentence
The former head of the Rivne tube dispensary received 2 years of probation for a bribe of UAH 860,000, admitting his guilt and concluding an agreement with the prosecutor
The director of a hospital in Prykarpattia was arrested for bribery
The director of the Verkhovyna Hospital was detained for taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies. She bypassed tenders, received "kickbacks" and facilitated fake medical certificates for conscripts