Key points:
- Over 1.5 million Ukrainians have received assistance from the Ukrainian Red Cross’s mobile medical teams.
- Eighty-two teams are working in 20 regions, providing primary medical care on site.
- In 2025, over 17,000 visits were made, with priority given to frontline regions.
- The teams work together with volunteers and rapid response units.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, mobile medical teams from the Ukrainian Red Cross have provided more than 1.5 million medical consultations and examinations to residents of communities where access to medical services is limited or non-existent.
Currently, 82 teams are working in 20 regions of Ukraine, providing primary medical care directly in people’s homes.
Specialists measure blood pressure, glucose levels and oxygen saturation, and, if necessary, dispense over-the-counter medicines or refer patients to specialists.
In 2025, the teams made over 17,000 visits, with priority given to frontline regions near the combat zone.
The teams work alongside rapid response units, volunteers and disease prevention advisors to educate the population about maintaining physical and mental health in wartime.
Specialised and multidisciplinary teams operate in some cities and regions, for example:
- teams working with children with developmental disabilities in Odesa;
- teams helping residents and internally displaced persons from Rubizhne in Kharkiv;
- telemedicine has been introduced in the Poltava region;
- mobile teams for children operate in the Rivne region.
Routes and schedules are determined based on community needs and agreed upon with local clinics and paramedic and midwifery stations.
The Ukrainian Red Cross mobile medical teams are not a permanent medical service. They temporarily support the state healthcare system and provide assistance to the population affected by the war.
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