The Ministry of Health has organized almost 200 medical evacuations to European clinics since the beginning of the Great War

The Ministry of Health has organized almost 200 medical evacuations to European clinics since the beginning of the Great War

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Since April 2022, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine has organized 190 medical evacuations, transporting 4,019 Ukrainians to 30 countries to receive specialized medical care. The evacuations are free of charge and are coordinated with the European Commission and other partners.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine together with of Health of Ukraine, together with the European Commission and partners, since April 2022, have organized a total of 190 medical evacuations and transported 4019 Ukrainians by specialized medical transport from different cities of Ukraine to foreign clinics in 30 countries. This was reported This was reported by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, UNN reports.

Since April 2022, evacuation flights organized by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the European Commission and partners have been ongoing. Such medical evacuations take place on a weekly basis. They are organized for injured Ukrainians who need specialized treatment and rehabilitation, and they are transported to European clinics. (...) In total, 190 medical evacuations have already been organized

, the government portal reports. 

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It is noted that patients who are difficult to treat, or even simply impossible due to constant attacks and damaged infrastructure, are transported to EU clinics for treatment and/or rehabilitation. At the same time, as indicated, medical evacuation for patients and further treatment abroad is free of charge. 

Each case of evacuation is individual, and evacuation is individual and is considered separately. The algorithm is as follows: THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH of Ukraine submits a request for evacuation and receives offers from different member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area regarding their readiness to accept patients and provide them with the necessary treatment. Then the Ministry of Health contacts the country, country and agrees on the stages and routes of safe medical transportation.

International partners in cooperation with the emergency medical service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine provide transportation of patients from the hospital in the frontline area through the Lviv medical hub to the airfield in Poland, and then air hospitals are involved. air hospitals.

According to the government portal, more than 30 countries have already accepted Ukrainians for for treatment, including Germany, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, etc.

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