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FRIDA Ukraine, a mission of Ukrainian-Israeli medical volunteers, continues to provide assistance to the civilian population affected by hostilities.

A total of 3 missions will take place on May 13-14. Two of them will take place in the de-occupied and front-line parts of Kharkiv and Kherson regions. A team of 20 doctors will provide quality medical care in regional communities for two days.

Also, another team of volunteer doctors will take outpatient appointments at the “Enjoying Life: Care” support center for displaced persons in Kyiv as part of the marathon organized jointly with “Enjoying Life” charitable foundation. It is the first time, FRIDA doctors will take appointments with temporarily displaced persons at such a scale.

Journalists are invited to accompany the team of medical volunteers during planned missions in Kharkiv or Kherson regions, or join the mission in Kyiv. There is also an opportunity to cover the activities of FRIDA Ukraine and conduct interviews with the team without traveling to hot spots.

Accreditation required.

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Rehabilitation specialists of the Healthy Body project help Ukrainian defenders to recover (in particular, after injuries or carrying heavy ammunition for a long time). Mobile teams go to the military at frontline positions with the necessary equipment: mobile devices for shockwave therapy, ultrasound diagnostics, etc. Specialists can help several dozen defenders in one working day.

Currently, this project, as an experimental freelance physical rehabilitation group, is a part of “Kharkiv” Operational Group of troops. So far, this is the only organizational unit of its kind in the army.

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The national program “Save a limb” was launched last year at the initiative of the international charitable foundation “Health of the Ukrainian people.” Its goal is to provide high-quality and professional care, as well as treatment of limbs of military and civilians by performing 15,000 surgeries a year. The program is free. Thanks to it, about 100 people have already undergone surgery. So, for example, one of the first participants of the program was a resident of Kyiv region, who almost lost her leg. However, thanks to the work of orthopedists and traumatologists, the limb was saved.

Journalists are invited to learn more about what makes it possible to save limbs, how doctors work and, if possible, talk to people who have been operated on.

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Active Rehabilitation Group instructors who have, themselves, spinal cord injuries help people with similar injuries. They work with patients in medical facilities of Rivne, Lviv and Kyiv regions. One of their main principles is “peer-to-peer,” which means that they do not seek to teach people, but rather share their experience. Active Rehabilitation Group works so that people who have suffered a spinal cord injury can return to an independent life as soon as possible.

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At the beginning of the full-scale invasion the occupiers heavily shelled Yasnohorodka village near Kyiv. Houses and infrastructure were destroyed. People in the village were left without a medical facility. However, a modular urgent care center was recently put up there. The building was installed by Reinvent Ukraine Charity Organization, which specializes in the restoration of housing and social infrastructure. (The funds for the project were donated by a benefactor from the Czech Republic). The area of the modular urgent care center is 48 m². It is made of metal structures. The center has two doctor’s offices, a waiting area and a technical room.

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• Kyiv

Luke Tomich, an American neurosurgeon with Ukrainian roots, will come to Lviv for the third time to operate on Ukrainian children with brain diseases. The neurosurgeon will work at St. Nicholas Hospital for Children from April 30 to May 6. Together with his Ukrainian colleagues, he has already planned to perform surgeries and hold a series of consultations.

The doctor’s visit will be supported by the Razom for Ukraine charitable foundation, founded by Luke Tomich with his Ukrainian wife in 2014.

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A team of doctors will provide quality medical care in regional communities. (The mission in Donetsk region will take place on April 22-23 and on April 29-30 in Sumy region). The teams include therapists, surgeons, pediatricians, dermatologists and other specialists. For the first time, a team of dentists will join the mission to Donetsk region. In total, the team is planning to provide about 1500 consultations.

Journalists are invited to join the team of medical volunteers during the planned missions. There is also an opportunity to cover the activities of FRIDA Ukraine and conduct interviews with the team without traveling to the hot spots.

For reference: FRIDA Ukraine is a non-governmental, non-profit Ukrainian-Israeli charitable mission of volunteer doctors who, since the beginning of the invasion, have been providing emergency and outpatient medical care to the civilian population in the war-affected regions.

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On April 21, Lviv will host the Armor Fest charity festival to raise UAH 1 million. The funds will be spent on purchasing ultralight body armor plates for Ukrainian paramedics who save the lives of soldiers in the most challenging areas of the frontline. The festival is organized by the VETERANKA Women’s Veteran Movement, which assists the defenders of Ukraine and people affected by the Russian invasion.

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• Lviv

The International Rehabilitation Forum will be held in Lviv on April 11-12. Specialists from all over the world (doctors, experts, representatives of international institutions and foundations, including Red Cross and Red Crescent societies national representatives) will come together to discuss, analyze and develop ways to provide quality rehabilitation for people affected by the war in Ukraine.

During the Forum, participants will be able to learn more, in particular, about the UNBROKEN project, observe Ukrainian medics working in emergency conditions, and join the discussion to search for strategic solutions for the treatment, prosthetics, and rehabilitation of war victims.

Accreditation is required.

For reference: UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center is a unique place where adults and children affected by the war receive comprehensive, qualified medical care. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than 11,000 wounded Ukrainians have been treated here, including 350 children.

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On April 11, a new building of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center will be opened in Lviv. The center, equipped with the most modern appliances and the latest techniques, is fully dedicated to returning the military and civilians to full life. The new center building includes seven floors for rehabilitation, with the apartments and a shop modeled. This way, the patient can prepare for new living conditions as much as possible. Every year, 10 thousand Ukrainians will be able to receive help here.

For reference: the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center based at the First Medical Union of Lviv is a unique place where everyone affected by the war gets a chance to be saved and receive quality rehabilitation. A multidisciplinary team: a surgeon, traumatologist, prosthetist, psychotherapist, and rehabilitation specialist works with each such citizen. The patient does not have to seek help abroad or in several different institutions but receives it at one single center.

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• Lviv