{"id":187466,"date":"2022-06-24T21:13:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=187466"},"modified":"2022-06-24T21:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:13:47","slug":"ukraine-in-flames-106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/ukraine-in-flames-106","title":{"rendered":"Civil heroes of war: Ukrainian medical workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Healthcare infrastructure naturally comes under heavy strain during the war time. In Ukraine, the situation is aggravated by the fact that it was still going through COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that Russian attack is accompanied by discriminate strikes against medical institutions \u2013 more than 616 healthcare establishments have been damaged, more than 100 out of them completely destroyed, as a result of the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian doctors and nurses keep working to save lives even in these dire circumstances, demonstrating that heroes can be found at the home front as well. Volunteer battalion \u201cHospitaliers\u201d stands out in particular, operating directly at the frontline to save lives. Founded in 2014, it has done a tremendous amount of work, including medical training. \u201cHospitaliers\u201d heavily rely on crowdfunding, and everyone can support their effort \u2013 see the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, employees of regular hospitals, maternity wings, pediatricians, ambulance workers who are perhaps not as visible do an equally vital job. They are under strain not just physically, but also emotionally, having witnessed tremendous amount of violence first-hand. Some stories stand out more than others \u2013 for example, how few doctors kept a hospital running in currently occupied Mariupol, when it was under heavy fire and gas, electricity and water had already become scarce with a flow of heavily injured people increasing every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healthcare workers save the lives of Ukrainian servicemen and women, civilians that suffer heavily due to the war, try to stretch themselves for taking care of those who suffer from chronic or serious diseases that did not disappear because of the Russian aggression and, on the contrary, are aggravated by stress. Their efforts deserve recognition, public celebration and a reminder that Russian war affects everyone in Ukraine \u2013 and beyond its borders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hospitaliers: https:\/\/www.hospitallers.life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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