In October, specialists from the municipal non-profit enterprise of the Lviv Regional Council “Lviv Regional Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine” carried out 51 trips under the MEDEVAC project to organise the medical evacuation of citizens abroad.
According to the medical facility, over the month 37 patients and 9 accompanying persons were transported to foreign clinics for further treatment. After completing their treatment, 41 patients and 5 accompanying persons were repatriated to Ukraine.
The Centre reminds that organised medical evacuation abroad has been carried out since 2022. The project is implemented by the “Lviv Regional Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine” with co-financing from the European Commission in cooperation with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the World Health Organization Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
“The Lviv Regional Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine, with co-financing from the European Commission in cooperation with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the World Health Organization Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, has been carrying out organised medical evacuation of citizens abroad since 2022. We sincerely thank all partners and organisations that contribute to the implementation of this important mission,” the medical facility noted.