Healthcare

Good to know

Make sure you have some decent insurance for your trip or stay. Medical help in life threatening situations is free and provided to anyone but regular expenses you'll have to cover yourself. No special vaccination is needed for travel to Ukraine. Don't drink tap water in Ukraine, buy safe bottled water. Bring your prescription medicines with you. Unless in emergency, contact the hospital beforehand to get an appointment. You will need some Russian/Ukrainian initially.

First aid

Let's hope not, but for ambulance dial state emergency 03 or call Medikom or Boris. You will most likely need to pay cash at the hospital and then claim the amount from your insurance company. The prices are reasonable at Boris (around 30 USD per visit) and Medikom but can stretch to a few hundred dollars per visit at for example the American Medical Centers. From our own experience we can say it is worth paying more at AMC rather than going to Boris. We were never happy with the diagnostics and suggested treatment which usually includes a lot of antibiotics to treat anything.

Boris
Krasnoarmyiska 55a, Kiev
Bazhana 12a, Kiev
Phone: 5361980
itspec@boris.kiev.ua
24 hours first aid and consultations with specialists such as psychologist, neurologist, orthopedists, dermatologists and others. Credit cards are accepted.

Medikom
Kondratyuka 8, Kiev
Emergency phone: 055, 234 0303
medikom@gu.kiev.ua
24 hours first aid and consultations with specialists. Pharmacy on site. Credit cards are accepted.

American Medical Centers
Berdychivska 1, Kiev
Phone: 490 7600
patientservices@amc.com.ua
24 hours first aid and consultations with specialists such as psychologist, neurologist, orthopedists, dermatologists and others. Pharmacy on site. Credit cards are accepted.

JEHF (Joint European Health Force)
Glybochytskaya 4
Phone: 494 3438
Weekends and Holiday Calls: 8066 400 6002
British European Medical Clinic was founded in 1997. Payments only in Euro or US dollars, credit cards not accepted.

Specialized Clinics

Ukrainian German Clinic
Krasnoarmyiska 67/7, Kiev
Phone: 289 4435
Offers consultations with specialists by appointment, open Mo-Fri 08:00 - 20:00, Sat 08:00 - 18:00, Sun 08:00 - 15:00.

Omega Kiev
Vladimirskaya 81
Phone: 287 3317
Private gynecologic, obstetric and urology clinic for out-patient treatments. Credit cards accepted, English not spoken.

Isida Clinic
Ivana Lepse 65
Phone: 251 2101
Private obstetric-gynecological clinic for out/in patient care. Pre-natal and post-natal care, births, IVF treatments. English spoken, open Mo-Fri 08:00 - 21:00, Sat 09:00 - 18:00, Sun off.

Lissod
Kiev region, Obuhov district, Pljuty village, Malyshko 27
Phone: 8 800 500 1100 (for free on the territiry of Ukraine)
Modern, well equipped oncological center.

EUROLAB
Solomenskaya 11a
Phone: 206 2000
Centre of diagnostic medicine. Offers 24 hours first aid.

Pharmacies

Aptekarskiy Magazin (Pharmacy Shop)
Bessarabka Square 7 (right from TGI Friday's), Phone pharmacy: 234 4503, Phone cosmetic shop: 235 3856
A nonstop pharmacy (open 24 hours) on the ground floor and a cosmetic shop on the first floor. Products of Vichy, Galenic and other brands for the lowest price and best service we've found. Offers also diagnostic, consultancy, delivery. Pharmacy works round the clock, the cosmetic shop is open from 9:00 till 21:00 every day.

Pharmacy of hormonal medication
Shevchenko Boulevard 36a, Phone: 235 40 35
They speak English and they also have a delivery service round the clock. Minimum order is 50 UAH, delivery is 10 UAH. The pharmacy is open from 8:00 to 21:00 seven days a week. Some prescriptions, such as these for homeopathic treatments, are only filled in these pharmacies.

Homeopathic pharmacy
Otradny Prospekt 61, Kiev, Phone: 295 3986

EuroPharm
Khmelnitskogo 40/25, Phone: 244 3746
Open 24 hours.

Bosm Pharm
Shevchenko Boulevard 17, Phone 234 2286

Where to get your medication
To find the nearest pharmacy that stocks what you need call Pharmacy Information on 067, give them your address and the medication name. To find out what is the local equivalent of your medication prescribed in another country or to find out if it is sold here call Nasha Apteka ('our pharmacy'). They also have a delivery service. Open from 7:00 to 23:00 every day, phone: 574 69 22, 574 6888, 576 69 46. Both services in Russian/Ukrainian only.

Dental Services in Kiev

Where to get quality treatment in Kiev

Pet Care

Where to get medical help and treatment for pets and where you can get all the necessary animal accessories.

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Insurance
Most likely you will take out insurance in your country before your trip. If you're staying in Ukraine for a long time you'll probably get an insurance plan from your employer. If not, you can buy insurance for about 70 UAH per month from PROsto.

PROsto - INSURANCE
O.Gonchara 65, Kiev
tel: +380 (44) 2386818
fax: +380 (44) 2062884
office@pro100.com.ua

A foreign insurance company with plans specifically for expatriates is Goodhealth. They are more costly but cover expenses in any hospital, you can purchase the insurance online and choose from a variety of covers to suit you best. Visit the Goodhealth website for more details.