Demographic and health situation of children in conditions of economic destabilization in the Ukraine

Introduction and objective. In new conditions of socio-economic development in the Ukraine, the health of the population of children is considered as the most reliable indicator of socio-economic development of the country. The primary goal of the study was analysis of the effect of contemporary socio-economic transformations, their scope, and strength of effect on the demographic and social situation of children in various regions of the Ukraine. The methodological objectives of the study were as follows: development of a synthetic measure of the state of health of the population of children, based on the Hellwig’s method, and selection of districts in the Ukraine according to the present health-demographic situation of children. Material and methods. The study was based on statistical data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, Centre of Medical Statistics in Kiev, Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, as well as Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine. The following research methods were used: analysis of literature and Internet sources, selection and analysis of statistical materials, cartographic and statistical methods. Results and conclusions. Basic indices of the demographic and health situation of the population of children were analyzed, as well as factors of a socio-economic nature which affect this situation. A set of variables was developed for the synthetic evaluation of the state of health of the population of children. The typology of the Ukrainian districts was performed according to the state of health of the child population, based on the Hellwig’s taxonomic method. Deterioration was observed of selected quality parameters, as well as a change in the strength and directions of effect of factors of organizational-institutional, socioeconomic, historical and cultural nature on the population of children potential

Dwadzieścia pięć lat niepodległej Ukrainy: czy jest na drodze zrównoważonego rozwoju?

The article is dedicated to the analysis of problems and perspectives of sustainable and inclusive development of Ukraine, at the present state of its functioning. The main pillars of sustainable development, such as political, socio-economic, ecological, health and demographic were analyzed in space-time dimension. Ukraine declares compliance with the sustainable development principles and aims to change towards the implementation of this social ideology, however, in reality the implementation of sustainable development concepts is occurring very slowly and unsystematically. Therefore, Ukraine on its way to sustainable development and inclusive development is facing a complex range of typical and untypical social problems. A certain uniqueness of the situation and the geopolitical importance of Ukraine constantly puts in the spotlight the question of its support on the way to sustainable development on behalf of democratic countries. However, this support should be encouraged by the Ukrainian population consolidation towards the democratic choice and the decisive actions of the Ukrainian government towards the reforms recently implemented in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to overcome the legacy of the authoritarian regimes.Artykuł poświęcony jest analizie problemów oraz perspektyw rozwoju zrównoważonego i inkluzywnego na Ukrainie, na obecnym etapie funkcjonowania państwa. Przeanalizowano główne filary rozwoju zrównoważonego na Ukrainie w ujęciu przestrzenno-czasowym, takie jak polityczny, społeczno-ekonomiczny, ekologiczny oraz zdrowotno-demograficzny. Ukraina deklaruje dotrzymanie zasad stałego rozwoju i zamiar wdrożenia ich założeń do różnych sfer życia społecznego, jednak realizacja koncepcji rozwoju zrównoważonego przebiega w sposób bardzo powolny i nieusystematyzowany. Na drodze do stałego rozwoju Ukraina napotkała na szereg typowych i nietypowych problemów społecznych. Pewna unikatowość sytuacji oraz geopolityczne znaczenie Ukrainy powodują zainteresowanie wsparcia Ukrainy na jej drodze do stałego rozwoju ze strony państw demokratycznych. Jednak wsparcie to powinno opierać się na konsolidacji wewnętrznej ludności Ukrainy w jej wyborze na rzecz demokracji oraz zdecydowanym działaniu władz ukraińskich w kierunku reform, które przeprowadziły nie tak dawno inne kraje Europy środkowo-wschodniej na rzecz wygaszenia wpływów panowania reżimów autokratycznych. Słowa kluczowe: rozwój zrównoważony, rozwój inkluzywny, Ukrain