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OBJECTIVE The aim: Of this article was analysis of the existing health care system for school-age children in Ukraine and the identification of ways to improve and develop the school health care system like a topical issue of pediatrics. PATIENTS AND METHODS Materials and methods: The analysis of the state of health of children in Ukraine, the questionnaire of the participants of the educational process regarding the expedient and expected types of medical care, the WHO publications on the medical provision of schoolchildren were analyzed. CONCLUSION Conclusions: The analysis of the legal framework in Ukraine in the period of reforming the medical sector has allowed to identify the problematic issues, the solution of which will contribute to ensuring the quality of the medical aid system for school-age children, improving the level of health, shaping the health behavior of health behavior. These include improving the legal framework on some issues, defining the functional authority and structure of the school health care system.