THE ROLE OF CROSS-SECTORAL COOPERATION IN THE PREVENTION OF WORK-RELATED INJURIES IN UKRAINE: ANALYSIS OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES AND THE INTEGRATION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMES
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https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2026.2.16418Keywords:
public health; injuries; occupational injuries; psychosocial support; cross-sectoral cooperation.Abstract
Objective. To systematically analyse the dynamics and structure of occupational injuries in Ukraine based on official data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine for 2023-2025, to identify new risk factors under martial law, and to substantiate the strategic role of cross-sectoral cooperation in the prevention of occupational injuries. Materials and methods. A retrospective epidemiological and statistical analysis of occupational injuries in Ukraine and the state of the occupational safety and health system was conducted based on official data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, reports from the State Labour Service of Ukraine, Public Health Centres, as well as analytical reports from the International Labour Organisation and the WHO. Methods of systems analysis, mathematical and statistical methods, content analysis of the regulatory framework, and descriptive epidemiology were applied. Results. The study revealed significant changes in the aetiology and structure of occupational injuries in Ukraine. An analysis of State Statistics Service data shows that in the western regions of Ukraine, which have become the main destinations for business relocation and internally displaced persons, the highest injury rates are recorded in the manufacturing, agriculture and forestry sectors, as well as in transport and logistics. Specific wartime factors have been added to the classic causes, such as road traffic accidents, falls from height and exposure to moving machinery. It has been established that effective prevention requires synergy between the State Labour Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Health, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, employers and educational institutions. The significant role of integrating psychosocial support programmes, in particular the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP), into corporate safety protocols has been highlighted. Conclusions. Minimising occupational injuries in wartime conditions is impossible without the full institutionali- sation of cross-sectoral cooperation, which involves the synchronisation of efforts by state regulators, the health- care sector and social partners, in particular employers and trade unions; this is the only mechanism for ensuring the sustainability of the occupational safety and health system.
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