On October 23-24, 2025, a scientific and practical conference with international participation was held on «Current Issues of Public Health and Environmental Safety in Ukraine»

Dear colleagues, partners, and friends!

On October 23-24, 2025, an international scientific and practical conference «Current Issues of Public Health and Environmental Safety in Ukraine» was held, continuing the glorious tradition of the Marzievsky Readings for the 21st time.

This event became a powerful international forum, with leading experts from all over the world joining us: Germany, Japan, Poland, Great Britain, Italy, Serbia, and the Republic of Moldova. Among the honorary speakers were representatives of such authoritative organizations as the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (Francesca Racioppi), Dokkyo Medical University (Japan), and the University of Surrey (Great Britain). Such geography and level of speakers confirms the recognition of the authority of Ukrainian science and trust in our professional community even in the most difficult times.

More than 1,300 participants registered to attend the conference. More than 450 specialists attended the conference online. The conference program was extremely rich and relevant. Over two days, participants had the opportunity to delve into discussions of more than 30 reports covering virtually all critically important aspects of modern public health:

– Environmental challenges of wartime: soil contamination with heavy metals, destruction of water supply systems, and the impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons – these topics were discussed based on real data collected by Ukrainian scientists in active combat conditions.

– Radiation safety: the experiences of Chernobyl, Fukushima, and current threats were analyzed in presentations by experts from Ukraine, Japan, and Moldova. The latest research on radon, radiation doses, and long-term health effects was presented.

– Water hygiene and food safety: separate sections were devoted to drinking water quality, innovative disinfection methods, and food safety measures in conditions of environmental pollution.

– Mental health of the nation: Ukrainian scientists presented the results of studies on the adaptation of the civilian population to conditions of war stress, the formation of coping strategies, and even the influence of genetic factors on the development of PTSD.

– Innovation and the future: The conference also covered such cutting-edge topics as regulating the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, using biomarkers to assess the impact of air pollution, and polygenic scales for disease prediction.

This is just a small list of the areas that were covered. Each presentation served as a basis for lively discussion, exchange of experience, and the birth of new international research projects.

Hosting a conference of this level is not just an organizational achievement for the State Institution «Marzieiev Institute for Public Health of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.» It is the result of many years of systematic work, scientific authority, and the unwavering resilience of the Institute’s scientists.

Even in the conditions of martial law, when the health care and ecology systems are under incredible strain, the Institute not only continues its work but also intensifies it, transforming challenges into objects for scientific analysis.

The conference was opened with a welcoming speech by Igor Shkrobanets, Acting Director of the State Institution «Marzieiev Institute for Public Health of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.» The conference participants were greeted and wished fruitful work by: President of NAMS of Ukraine, Academician of NAMS of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor of Ukraine V.V. Lazorishinets, Deputy Minister of Health – Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine I.V. Kuzin, Representative of the World Health Organization, Head of the World Health Organization Office in Ukraine Dr. Jarno Habicht, Rector of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Doctor of Ukraine Viacheslav Kaminskyi, Academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases of the Bogomolets National Medical University, Honored Worker of Science and Technology Yavorovsky O.P.

The first to greet the participants of the scientific and practical conference was the President of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor of Ukraine Vasyl Lazoryshynets. Vasyl Lazoryshynets noted that against the backdrop of human and economic losses, unprecedented pollution of territories is taking place, and assessing the consequences of the war and finding ways to prevent them from affecting the health of the population is currently the primary task of domestic science in general and medical science in particular. Therefore, our scientific conference brings to the discussion a wide range of issues aimed at preserving the health of the Ukrainian nation. In particular, this includes international, intersectoral, and interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of public health. It also includes environmental safety and the preservation of the mental health of the Ukrainian population, and the State Institution «Marzieiev Institute for Public Health of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine» plays a significant role in this. Modern technologies allow us to significantly expand the circle of like-minded colleagues. Vasyl Lazoryshynets wished all conference participants creative success, new ideas, and new scientific achievements.

The Deputy Minister of Health, Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine, Igor Kuzin, addressed the conference participants with a welcoming speech. Igor Kuzin noted that the conference is a place where modern scientific thought has always been concentrated, where specialists in practice have gathered, and he wished that our scientific and practical conference would continue its work, grow, modernize, and fulfill its main task – to unite specialists in hygiene, prevention, around science, modern knowledge, problems, and achievements. Igor Kuzin also emphasized that the regularity of the conference and the large number of participants are indicators of the interest and relevance of this conference.

The Rector of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Doctor of Ukraine Viacheslav Kaminskyi greeted the conference participants and noted that the powerful and long-standing regularity of events held by our institution, and this is already more than twenty annual «Marzieiev readings,» emphasizes the special need today for the professional knowledge that we possess. The stability and dedication to this tradition gives us hope that we will overcome all these challenges together. Viacheslav Kaminskyi wished all participants of the scientific and practical conference theoretical work, and that our practical activities would do everything necessary for Ukraine.

A welcoming speech was given by Olexander Yavorovsky, academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases at the Bogomolets National Medical University, Honored Worker of Science and Technology. Olexander Yavorovsky wished all conference participants active work and the continuation of the traditions established by our predecessors, our teachers.

The following also joined in welcoming the conference participants: representative of the World Health Organization, Head of the World Health Organization Office in Ukraine, Dr. Jarno Habicht; Head of the Ukrainian Association of Family Medicine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, Chairman of the Academic Council of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, and the Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Health of the Bogomolets National Medical University, Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of Ukraine, Professor of the Department of Public Health, Borys  Palamar.

The reports of the Institute’s employees became the core of the conference, demonstrating to the world that Ukrainian science is alive, breathing, and solving the most complex problems in real time.

Today, the Institute is:

• A powerful analytical center that provides the state with scientifically sound data for decision-making.
• An international hub that brings together experts to jointly overcome global threats.
• A generator of innovations in preventive medicine, hygiene, and environmental safety.
• A stronghold of personnel training, as evidenced by the report on personnel policy in the public health system.

The success of the XXI Marzieievs Readings is a shared victory. The victory of science over destruction, knowledge over fear, cooperation over isolation.

We sincerely thank each participant, speaker, moderator, and partner for your active civic stance, tireless work, and belief in the power of knowledge. The State Institution «Marzieiev Institute for Public Health of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine» will continue to be a place where ideas are born that change the world for the better, strengthen the health of the nation, and ensure the safe development of future generations.

Follow our next steps! Together we are stronger!

A Draft of Conference Resolution (download in Ukrainian)

(date of publication on the website 31.10.2025)