Communities in Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions have received 20 mobile clinics that will help provide access to healthcare services for about 500,000 residents, the CF ‘Patients of Ukraine’ told HMH.
The mobile clinics were procured by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH under the Special Support Programme for Ukraine / EU4ResilientRegions programme funded by the German government. The handover of 10 clinics took place on 22 January in Lviv, while the previous 10 were handed over to the communities in November 2024.
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The mobile clinics are fully equipped outpatient clinics on wheels that meet European medical and safety standards. They are equipped with air conditioning, ventilation, heating, generators and hydraulic lifts for barrier-free access. The equipment allows the mobile teams to provide a wide range of medical services: from general consultation, diagnosis and treatment to vaccination, ultrasound, ophthalmology and maternal and child care.
According to Yulia Gruber, project director of the EU4Resilient Regions Special Support Programme for Ukraine, these mobile clinics will help improve access to healthcare in remote and vulnerable communities.
To ensure the effective functioning of the clinics, the CF ‘Patients of Ukraine’ in cooperation with experts from the Ukrainian Healthcare Centre (UHC) developed roadmaps for mobile teams and conducted trainings for healthcare workers and managers.
The mobile clinics are part of the broader support to Ukraine from Germany and the EU aimed at developing infrastructure, modernising healthcare services and strengthening communities.
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