For patients

We organize free medical assistance for Ukrainians affected by the war. Here, you will learn about the conditions for participation in the program, the types of medical care, and the application process.

Criteria for participation in the program

The Medevac Ukraine program covers Ukrainians who have been affected by russian aggression, including those who have sustained mine-blast, shrapnel, or bullet wounds. Patients who have lost access to treatment due to military actions can also participate in the program.

Patients who have sustained mine-blast, shrapnel, or bullet wounds

Head, neck, and facial injuries

–  Open gunshot fractures with bone defects.

–  Massive soft tissue defects requiring complex reconstructive surgeries.

–  Intra-articular fractures requiring prosthetics.

–  Complications after multiple limb injuries.

–  Amputations at the level of the thigh, lower leg, foot, shoulder, forearm, and hand.

–  Massive hand injuries requiring complex reconstructive surgeries.

–  Spinal fractures and spinal cord injuries, including spinal cord contusions.

Chest and abdominal injuries

–  Penetrating injuries of the chest organs.

– Penetrating injuries of abdominal and pelvic organs.

–  Traumatic defects of the abdominal wall.

–  Pelvic bone fractures.

–  Penetrating perineal injuries.

Limb and spinal injuries

– Open gunshot fractures with bone defects.

–  Massive soft tissue defects.

– Intra-articular fractures.

–  Complications following multiple limb injuries.

–  Amputations at the level of the thigh, lower leg, foot, shoulder, forearm, and handrearm, and hand.

–  Massive hand injuries.

–  Spinal fractures.

–  Spinal cord injuries, including contusions.

Burns and other injuries

–  III degree burns in adults and children.

–  II-III degree burns in pregnant women and victims with concomitant diseases.

–  II-IV degree eye burns.

–  Defects of the skin or soft tissues that make up 6% of the body surface area or more.

–  Electrothermal injuries, including electric arc injuries.

–  Burns of the respiratory tract, digestive tract, face, chemical burns.

Infectious and other complications

– Sepsis

– Local infectious complications caused by multidrug-resistant flora.

– Exposure to chemical, radiological or biological weapons.

– Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

– Lyell syndrome.

Patients who have lost access to medical services due to Russia’s destruction of medical infrastructure

The program covers Ukrainians who have lost access to medical services due to destroyed infrastructure.

Children with neoplasms who require tertiary (highly specialized) medical care.

Adult patients with neoplasms who have a satisfactory functional status (ECOG 0-2; Karnofsky index 50-100; no decompensated comorbidities) and require treatment using high-tech equipment and/or highly specialized, complex medical procedures

Children with rare (orphan) diseases who require tertiary (highly specialized) medical care.

For Patients

Within the framework of the Medevac program, Ukrainian patients can receive emergency and planned medical care abroad free of charge. Each type of treatment is financed separately and involves various bureaucratic procedures.

Emergency
Medical Care

Emergency medical care for Ukrainian patients is funded by the hosting clinics and typically lasts up to one month to stabilize the patient’s condition before planned treatment.

Planned
Medical Care

Planned medical care for Ukrainian patients is provided under the temporary protection program. The patient receives this status, undergoes registration, and completes the necessary documentation. The treatment is funded by the host country.

The process of submitting a request to participate in the program

The attending physician plays a key role in submitting the request to participate in the Medevac program. They initiate the process, which consists of several important stages that must be completed for the patient to successfully participate in overseas treatment.

Assessing possibilities and gathering documents

The attending physician evaluates the possibilities for continuing the patient’s treatment abroad and, with the patient’s consent/wish, collects and sends a set of documents for participation in the program to the Medevac Ukraine Coordination Center at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Document
verification

The Medevac Ukraine Coordination Center at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine verifies the patient’s document package, then sends a medical evacuation request to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) of the European Commission.

 Finding a country for treatment

The ERCC searches for a country that can accept the patient for treatment. ERCC informs the Medevac Ukraine Coordination Center at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine about the search results.

Preparing
for evacuation

The Medevac Ukraine Coordination Center at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine informs the patient about the ERCC search results and, if a country has made an offer, begins preparations for organizing the patient’s evacuation to a foreign clinic.