Key points
- URC provided primary healthcare to 2,500 patients in the Chernihiv region during July.
- Six mobile medical teams are operating in the region with the support of the US government.
- The priority is remote and war-affected communities with limited access to healthcare.
- Assistance is provided to internally displaced persons, people with disabilities, older people, children and patients with reduced mobility.
Throughout July, the Ukrainian Red Cross’s mobile medical teams provided primary healthcare to 2,500 patients in the Chernihiv region.
There are currently six such teams operating in the region with the support of the US government. They regularly visit remote communities to ensure access to medical services for people who are unable to receive them where they live.
Priority continues to be given to the most remote and war-affected communities in the Chernihiv region, where access to medical care is limited or non-existent.
During their visits, specialists carry out initial medical examinations, measure blood pressure, blood glucose levels and oxygen saturation. Patients are provided with free, over-the-counter medicines for general therapeutic purposes.
Where necessary, the teams arrange for patients to be transported to a medical facility.
The aid is provided to internally displaced persons who have sought refuge in the region due to the war, people with disabilities, older people, children, and patients with reduced mobility.
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