Since Feb. 24, 2022, Ukraine’s healthcare system has faced a range of challenges—of a scale unprecedented in the European context since 1945—created by Russia’s invasion and the resulting war.
From: Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 The World Health Organization has verified 1,920 attacks on healthcare facilities, resulting in 162 deaths and 498 injuries. These include the deadly missile strike on the Okhmatdyt National Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, and the follow-up strikes on a maternity hospital and medical center in the capital, which so shocked the world one month ago. Attacks on the healthcare system are a constant reality—as are the Ukrainians’ resilience and commitment to recovery.
Health system under continuous pressure
Ukraine’s economy is today 25% smaller than it was on the eve of the invasion—resulting in a huge rise in the poverty rate and widening geographic and socioeconomic health inequalities. More than six million Ukrainians have become refugees abroad, with a further 3.5 million displaced within the country. Among them are many thousands of doctors, nurses, midwives and other health professionals—leading to a nationwide shortage across the country, felt most acutely in the communities closest to the frontline.
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