War Trauma Rehabilitation in Ukraine: affected population assistance
Direct consequences of war result in an increased number of trauma patients evacuated from active conflict zones in need of physical rehabilitation, mental health and psychosocial support, and access to assistive technologies. The number of patients undergoing treatment is set to multiply in the coming weeks and months. This project seeks to rapidly ramp up urgently needed post-traumatic physical rehabilitation capacities (equipment and practitioner training) at Ukrainian hospitals in selected regions.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ukraine |
Health nothemedefined
Basic health infrastructure
Medical services Health systems strengthening |
23.05.2022
- 30.11.2024 |
CHF 4’900’000
|
- Improved treatment facilities in the health institutions of Lviv, Chernihiv, Sumy (Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv as reserve)
- Strengthened rehabilitation workforce capacities
- Harmonised rehabilitation policies and introduced ICF eHealth tool
- “Patients of Ukraine” Charitable Foundation; Sub-contracts with: Ukrainian Healthcare Centre, School of Rehabilitation Medicine of UCU
- WHO, ICRC/URC, MSF, HI
- Local Authorities
- Rehabilitation sub-cluster led by WHO
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation HEALTH
HEALTH
HEALTH
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Basic health infrastructure
Medical services
Health policy and administrative management
Cross-cutting topics Conflict reduction
Aid Type Mandate with fiduciary funds
Project number 7F10726
| Background | The escalation of war in Ukraine has caused mass civilian casualties and increased the need in war affected trauma patients rehabilitation treatment. |
| Objectives | The primary goal is to improve quality and increase access to physical rehabilitation services in Ukraine for war-affected population. |
| Target groups | Ukrainian population affected by war traumas (civilian population of all ages, veterans and volunteers) |
| Medium-term outcomes |
Outcome 1 (equipment and service delivery): Rehabilitation service provision is strengthened in selected partner facilities which can serve as scientific and training facility for other service providers. Outcome 2 (workforce): Physical rehabilitation service providers deliver modern evidence-based services, adequate to the patient’s needs and relevant to war conditions, which are accessible and coordinated across different sectors and levels of care. Outcome 3 (policy): Physical rehabilitation services governance and leadership improved. |
| Results |
Expected results: Results from previous phases: Russian aggression since 24th February 2022 has triggered an unprecedented refugee crisis with 7.1 million IDPs and 4.4 million refugees. The ecalation of hostilities has caused mass civilian casualties and increased number of injured and traumatised people seeking for lifesaving healthcare and for rehabilitation services. Number of patients are referred to neighbouring countries for treatment but in view of increasing need for rehabilitation service provision, local rehabilitation capacities need to be strengthened. The projects builds on the experiences of two past small projects in the field of rehabilitation. |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner International or foreign NGO Other partners MoH, MoSP, NHSU |
| Coordination with other projects and actors |
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| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 4’900’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 4’899’883 Total project since first phase Budget inclusive project partner CHF 1’500’000 |
| Project phases |
Phase 1 23.05.2022 - 30.11.2024 (Completed) |
