A plan to combat corruption and violations in the MSECs — Shmyhal

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a plan to combat corruption and other violations in the Medical and Social Expert Commissions (MSEC). The document also clearly spells out the deadlines and those responsible for its implementation.

This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal via Telegram on Friday, October 25.

Plan to combat corruption and violations in the MSEC

Shmyhal noted that the plan was developed to implement the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council and the  President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

What the plan involves:

•    Medical and social expert commissions in the form in which they exist will be liquidated this year.
•    A group is being created to review decisions made by the MSEC. The inspections will continue for the next three months.
•    In November, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Digital Transformation will present decisions on the digitalization of all stages of the MSEC.
•    The Pension Fund, together with the State Bureau of Investigation, the National Police, and the Security Service of Ukraine should conduct a rapid audit of all disability pension payments to prosecutors and other officials of state bodies.
•    The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Policy should immediately submit to the government draft laws on a comprehensive reform of the MSEC.

The Prime Minister added that this document clearly spells out the deadlines and those responsible for its implementation.

"This issue should be among the priorities for all ministries and ministers personally. The results of the implementation of the decisions of the President and the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine will lead to appropriate conclusions," Shmyhal emphasized.

It should be reminded, that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy put into effect the NSDC decision to liquidate the MSEC from December 31, 2024.

According to the SSU, 64 MSEC officials were suspected, and more than four thousand disability conclusions were canceled.