How Buffett-funded rehab rebuilds lives of Ukraine’s war amputees
As multi-limb loss branded thousands of Ukrainians untreatable, Lviv's Superhuman Center stepped in to tackle the war trauma crisis sweeping the nation.
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Russia struck Kyiv children’s hospital with Kh-101 missile, OSINT analysis indicates
Russian propagandists claim the missile that devastated Kyiv's Central Children's Hospital was of western origin. But all evidence points to the Kh-101
Ukraine’s plan B: turning everyday citizens into defenders
As Russia's aggression continues, Ukraine transforms its civilians into a force capable of "total resistance."
Freed medic: Russians raped girls as young as 14 in Ukraine prisons
Separate cells to rape young women, medieval torture instruments, and burning prisoners alive: after one year in captivity, a Ukrainian medic who treated torture victims details the horrors in Russian prisons
Small clinic made big decision when Russians invaded; it stayed
Bodro is an exceptional medical clinic for a small town with fewer than 50,000 residents. That’s thanks to…
Whoever could, fled the Russians. They went back to Irpin to save the rest
We met with Andriy and Anton in late May 2022 while they were planning the next batch of…
Stories too horrifying to disclose. Over 80 Ukrainian medics tortured in Russian captivity
In addition to the Defenders of Azovstal, Russian forces captured the entire staff of the 555th Military Hospital…
“If a doctor saves one life at war, he saves an entire world.” The story of a military surgeon in Ukraine
“He wasn’t in agony because his right hand had been severed; he very calmly asked, “Will I live…
Ukrainian mayor eager to open Europe’s first center for hemp therapy
Ukraine may soon open Europe’s first center for hemp therapy. The industrial variety of Cannabis sativa, the drug-less brother of…
Fifth mission of Canadian surgeons will provide free surgeries to Ukrainian soldiers
The fifth Canadian medical mission began its work in Kyiv on 24 February 2016. It’s the largest since…
Paramedic killed by Russian missile while saving Ukrainian soldiers
Natalia Khorunzha, a 45-year-old medic in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was killed as a result of shelling…
Healthcare reform in Ukraine under attack of old mafia clans
Healthcare in Ukraine is a paradox. On the one hand, the country has produced world-famous surgeons like Mykola…
On the front lines with medic Yevdokiya Popovych: “They’re my children!”
-I arrived on December 23, 2014, and I’ve been here since that day. I go home every 2-3…
Canadian medical team returning to Ukraine to undertake a fourth medical mission this month
A fourth team of Canadian medical professionals will travel to Ukraine to conduct a Master Class for Ukrainian Military surgeons…
11 yr. old triple amputee, victim of war in Ukraine, receiving treatment in Montreal
On January 30, CTV’s W5 featured the third medical mission by the Canada-Ukraine Foundation to Kyiv, Ukraine. The…
Canadian doctors operated on young victim of Russia’s hybrid war in Donbas
On 27 October 2015, doctors from the third Canadian medical mission to Ukraine made a reconstructive operation on Mykola, a…
Third Canadian medical mission will provide free plastic surgeries to injured Ukrainians
A third team of Canadian medical professionals will travel to Ukraine to conduct a Master Class for Ukrainian Military surgeons…
Second batch of Ukrainian combat medics returns from training in Estonia
There is an old Estonian saying that guests bring joy twice: when they arrive and when they leave.…
Canadian doctors and nurses return from successful 2nd medical mission in Ukraine
Minister Rob Nicholson visited the mission while in Ukraine recently, and announced support for the Ukrainian Military Hospital…
Call for patients who need reconstructive surgeries in Ukraine
A second team of Canadian medical professionals will perform reconstructive surgical procedures on those who were injured during…