Improving access to medicines for vulnerable population groups in southern Ukraine
Situation:
The situation continues to be marked by daily air strikes. Living conditions for older people in rural areas and for many of the 2.8 million internally displaced persons currently living throughout the country are extremely precarious in parts. The health infrastructure has been severely damaged and access to medical and pharmaceutical services is severely restricted, not only in areas close to the front lines.
Objectives:
Ensuring access to medicines and medical supplies for around 7,000 people in southern Ukraine.
On average, 185 individuals - primarily people with chronic illnesses - receive prescription medicines each month through the Social Pharmacy in Odesa. Over the course of the project, more than 3,300 dispensations of prescription drugs are planned, reaching approximately 2,500 different individuals on a one-time or recurring basis.
The mobile medicine distribution service operated by Farwater Pro reaches villages and settlements in the de-occupied territories of the Oblasts Mykolaiv and Kherson twice a month, providing free non-prescription medicines. During the project period, this support is expected to result in more than 5,600 patient contacts, reaching around 4,300 unique individuals on a one-time or recurring basis.
This assistance has contributed to improvements in both the physical and mental well-being of the affected population.
At the core of the activities lies the procurement and distribution of non-prescription medicines and medical supplies, as well as the individual procurement of prescription drugs upon presentation of a valid prescription.
In addition, action medeor finances medical services such as medical consultations, blood tests, and psychological support, which are implemented by the two local partner organizations.
The objective of the project is to ensure the provision of medical care during the ongoing war, as the national health system is currently unable to meet the needs of particularly vulnerable population groups under the prevailing conditions. In addition, the high cost of medicines cannot be borne by the target group in the context of income loss. The project therefore remains a temporary measure, which can likely only be transferred into sustainable, state-run structures once the war has ended.
Although operating in the humanitarian field, Your City was the first NGO to be accredited for participation in the Ministry of Health’s eHealth system.
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