The purpose of this article is to analyze investment initiatives in Lviv oblast and their alignment with the region’s development goals as defined in the Lviv Oblast Development Strategy, as well as to identify strategic goals whose implementation is actively supported through the execution of relevant tasks – including via public investment – and those areas of development that remain insufficiently covered by project activities. The article presents a comprehensive analysis of public investments in the Lviv region registered in the DREAM system. The study covers the classification of investment projects by implementation status, revealing that over 51% are in the implementation phase, a significant portion is in the initiation stage, while the rest have been completed or canceled with varying degrees of success. An analysis of the sectoral structure of investments revealed a dominance of funding for education, water supply and sanitation, as well as healthcare. By type of activity, reconstruction, modernization, and repair predominate, while new construction and equipment procurement account for a smaller share, indicating the region’s focus primarily on maintaining basic social infrastructure. Project initiatives were compared with the strategic goals and objectives defined in the Lviv Region Development Strategy through 2027. This made it possible to assess the extent to which investments align with strategic priorities and to identify the areas with the greatest impact on regional development. At the same time, the analysis showed that a significant portion of funding is directed toward strengthening and repairing social infrastructure, which is often cyclical in nature and not accompanied by systemic changes. The lack of available tools for a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of implemented projects was specifically highlighted, which limits the ability to measure long-term results. The findings indicate active regional development dynamics, but also point to the need to redirect a portion of investments toward strategic, innovative, and infrastructure-resilient solutions capable of ensuring a long-term improvement in the quality of life for the population. 

public investment, regional development, Lviv Oblast Development Strategy, DREAM platform, project activity 

The article aims to investigate peculiarities of rural areas development in the Western region of Ukraine in the context of implementation of their socio-economic modernization mechanisms. The main attention is focused on identifying problems and preconditions for the formation of new approaches to economic development and organization of social sphere in rural areas of the seven Western regions of Ukraine. On this basis priority areas of activation of rural areas’ socio-economic modernization are identified, which lie in implementation of a comprehensive program approach that includes formation of favorable economic conditions, stimulation of the economic activity of local population, creation of proper provision of the needs of citizens in the social sphere and identification of the competitive advantages of individual rural communities. 

region, rural areas, modernization, territorial communities, socio-economic development, western regions of Ukraine 

The main characteristics of the health insurance organization in rural areas are determined in the article, namely the number and age structure of the population; the remoteness of the village from the district or regional center; medical infrastructure; the number and major types of diseases; income levels; key areas of rural employment; channels of access to information and mentality of residents of rural areas. The prerequisites for reforming health care financing system and the introduction of health insurance in rural areas are identified: lack of adequate quantity and quality of public health care; poor availability of qualitative medical care and the high cost of transporting the patient to the hospital; the prevalence of the population with low incomes; low level culture of consumption of medical services; the absence of a comprehensive accounting system morbidity countryside. The three phases algorithm of health insurance service is outlined, according to which, the measures to organize health insurance system in some rural areas are proposed to implement. This arrangement should be implemented under the scheme, which, depending on the voluntary or obligatory form of health insurance consists of the following aspects: the content of the program; its value; representative of the insurer in the settlement; accounting system and marketing. In the first phase of the algorithm it is offered to form health insurance programs, to determine their prices and to secure the representation of insurance companies in the region. Programs must include a list of essential services defined by the legislation, taking into account the region risk, determining the optimum area to reach hospital and healthcare institutions for cooperation. Cost of the program depends on the level of health of the insured, individual risks and risks of certain rural areas. Representation of insurer under obligatory health insurance system is provided by the personnel potential of rural territory and the availability of consultants in each locality. Representation for insurers in the voluntary health insurance system depends on the number of customers in a particular locality. The second phase is to provide regional coverage by doctors-coordinators of the insured persons, considering optimum area to reach to the patient. Also it is important to develop the telemedicine and the availability of continuous monitoring of changes in rural areas by defined parameters in a single integrated accounting system. In the third phase organizational mechanism requires the implementation of marketing activities, which include the study of population attitude in rural areas to health insurance services. The ultimate goal of marketing activities of insurers is to create value to the insured persons, which they will get from health insurance. 

health insurance, rural areas, obligatory health insurance, voluntary health insurance