The paper explores the presence of connection between public health policy and public health research
in Ukraine. Particularly, the authors' attention is paid to; the grounds for developing public health
policy in Ukraine; priorities and main areas of public health research; the structure of public health
research; input of international projects into public health research (such as Project CINDI, the
International Renaissance Foundation, the World Bank, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria, USAID, European Union). The perspective trends for developing connection between public
health policy and public health research are outlined.