Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, military personnel have received 2,196 examinations at NOVO Medical Center. Since July 1, 2023, when the facility received support from the British Embassy's civil society program, 1,331 examinations have been conducted. This was reported by NOVO Medical Center Director Taras Lysak during a roundtable discussion held on January 23, 2024, in Kyiv.
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Within days, city hospitals became overcrowded, and the number of casualties from Russian aggression continued to rise. By late February–early March 2022, NOVO Medical Center Director Taras Lysak and his team began providing free assistance to displaced children, military personnel, and later to families of missing soldiers under special circumstances. In 2023, with support from the British Embassy, this program was named “NOVO_helpforpeople.”
“458 patients in military hospitals also received diagnostic assistance from our Center, and this is powerful support for our heroes. Hospitals receive urgent patients, deliver them to us, and we urgently perform high-quality, qualified diagnostics,” noted NOVO Medical Center Director Taras Lysak.
According to Oleksandr Maksymchuk, President of the Association of Philanthropists of Ukraine and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Charitable Foundation “Center for Medical Innovations,” the laws on “Social and Legal Protection of Military Personnel and Their Families” and “On the Status of War Veterans and Guarantees of Their Social Protection” were adopted back in the 1990s and now require urgent amendments.
“We realized that the participation of the private medical sector in providing assistance to socially vulnerable groups is not taken into account. After all, they also hold NSZU licenses and can expand the provision of medical services,” said Oleksandr Maksymchuk, President of the Association of Philanthropists of Ukraine and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Charitable Foundation “Center for Medical Innovations.”
He added that medical centers with professional diagnostic equipment should be required to provide such services to military personnel and their families, otherwise they should be deprived of licenses.
“We propose introducing a register of medical care providers for veterans, and participants in the register should receive preferences during martial law regarding their activities,” added Oleksandr Maksymchuk.
It should be noted that such a roundtable is not the first of its kind. Previous discussions on resolving important healthcare issues took place in the summer of 2023 and lasted over 7 hours.
By the way, several bills related to providing professional medical assistance to socially vulnerable groups are already registered in the Verkhovna Rada. However, each requires significant revisions and improvements.
Recall that NOVO Medical Center operates a program offering free medical diagnostic services, which all Ukrainians belonging to socially vulnerable groups can access.
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This project was created by the Charitable Foundation “Center for Medical Innovations” thanks to a grant from the “Support for Civil Society Organizations in Ukraine” program within the financial support of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom. The program is implemented by Crown Agents in partnership with International Alert and in cooperation with Crown Agents in Ukraine.
