A report has been published based on findings of the study conducted in Ukraine: “Studying the Aspects of Gender, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Among Healthcare Professionals Involved in TB Response" https://tbcoalition.eu/resource/files/2025/09/report-on-gender-assessment-among-healthcare-workers-in-ukraine_eng.pdf
The aim of the study was to assess the level of implementation of gender equality principles among healthcare workers providing TB diagnostic and treatment services, and to examine the barriers preventing women and men from exercising their right to gender equality.
The study employed a triangulation method, which ensured the validity and reliability of the results. As part of this approach, the following methods were used:
- Desk review
- In-depth interviews
- Focus group discussions
In addition to healthcare workers from TB facilities, the study involved providers of TB prevention and treatment services at the primary healthcare level, experts from regional phthisiopulmonology centers, representatives of government authorities, local self-government bodies, civil society institutions, and educational institutions.
As a result of the study:
- Perceptions of gender equality, equity, and inclusion principles and practices among healthcare workers were explored.
- Factors that promote gender equality and inclusion, as well as those that contribute to exclusion and inequality, were identified.
- Opportunities and barriers to achieving gender equality were analyzed, and the need for equitable, socially just actions to overcome social and historical disadvantages hindering men and women from acting on equal footing were identified.
It is expected that, based on the results of this study, relevant training modules on gender in the workplace will be developed and integrated into the curricula of higher medical education institutions in Ukraine.
The study was conducted in Ukraine in 2024 by the TB Europe Coalition with funding from the Stop TB Partnership and was built on work that has been continuously supported and developed through the Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS) over the past several years.
We express our sincere gratitude for the support and fruitful cooperation in this process to the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the NGO "Labor and Health Social Initiatives".
