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Ukrainian children with serious illnesses evacuated from Kyiv hospital to Germany for treatment

Among the eight children medically evacuated from Ukraine  is 3-year-old Dmytro, who was evacuated with his mother, Oksana, to continue his treatment in Germany. Dmytro was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of bone marrow cancer, just over a month ago. Dmytro was receiving treatment when the Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv was badly damaged amid the ongoing war on 8 July.   "We've been coming to this hospital since early June. We had great hope for his treatment there,”  Oksana told WHO.  “At the time of the attack, we were in the hospital. It was a shock. Now, the hospital’s capacity is limited, so we are going abroad. The fight against this disease has been ongoing. And it's very difficult."     WHO health partners have evacuated eight children from Ukraine to Germany where they can now continue their life-saving treatment outside Ukraine. WHO/Europe has been working with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the European Commission and other key health actors on a long-running Medevac programme. So far, over 4000 patients have been evacuated for specialised support, including trauma response, oncological treatment and prosthetic care. WHO/Europe and WHO Ukraine stand in solidarity with the health workers, patients and civilians impacted by over 2 years of full-scale war.   

Among the eight children medically evacuated from Ukraine  is 3-year-old Dmytro, who was evacuated with his mother, Oksana, to continue his treatment in Germany. Dmytro was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of bone marrow cancer, just over a month ago. Dmytro was receiving treatment when the Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv was badly damaged amid the ongoing war on 8 July.   "We've been coming to this hospital since early June. We had great hope for his treatment there,”  Oksana told WHO.  “At the time of the attack, we were in the hospital. It was a shock. Now, the hospital’s capacity is limited, so we are going abroad. The fight against this disease has been ongoing. And it's very difficult."     WHO health partners have evacuated eight children from Ukraine to Germany where they can now continue their life-saving treatment outside Ukraine. WHO/Europe has been working with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the European Commission and other key health actors on a long-running Medevac programme. So far, over 4000 patients have been evacuated for specialised support, including trauma response, oncological treatment and prosthetic care. WHO/Europe and WHO Ukraine stand in solidarity with the health workers, patients and civilians impacted by over 2 years of full-scale war.