Despite their resilience, Ukrainians face the harsh reality of the war as it continues with no end in sight.
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Recent news coverage on the war in Ukraine. Included below are articles highlighting HUG’s medical relief and educational efforts.
Dr. Melnitchouk is recognized in the STATUS 2023 list for her work at her non-profit GMKA and the organization’s incredible work to support the delivery of essential medical supplies and medical education, creating resources directly accessible to Ukrainian medical clinicians and laypeople.
March 8, 2023
USA today
USA today
In war-torn Ukraine, a first-of-its-kind mental health center aims to heal as ‘part of our survival’
Dr. Sofiya, a visiting Ukrainian scholar of the SAR program, works with her supervisor and colleague Dr. Oleh at a first-of-its-kind mental health center that aims to heal as ‘part of our survival’ in war-torn Ukraine. The mental health center opened back in October, serving a majority of military personnel suffering from depression, PTSD, anxiety,…
March 6, 2023
Jarone Lee, Wasan Kumar, Marianna Petrea-Imenokhoeva, Hicham Naim & Shuhan He
Jarone Lee, Wasan Kumar, Marianna Petrea-Imenokhoeva, Hicham Naim & Shuhan He
Telemedicine in Ukraine Is Showing That High-Tech Isn’t Always Better
We’re seeing remarkable advances in telemedicine stemming from the international aid response to the war in Ukraine. What have we learned that could be applied in the United States and globally?
For over 20 years, Oleksandra Matviichuk has defended human rights issues in Ukraine and the OSCE region. She heads the Center for Civil Liberties, a human rights organization recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize that has focused on documenting war crimes and crimes against humanity since Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. Matviichuk discusses with CNN how…
February 24, 2023
DR. JACQUELINE HART, DR. MARK POZNANSKY, DR. NELYA MELNITCHOUK, AND DR. SERGUEI MELNITCHOUK, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS
DR. JACQUELINE HART, DR. MARK POZNANSKY, DR. NELYA MELNITCHOUK, AND DR. SERGUEI MELNITCHOUK, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS
Addressing Russian crimes against humanity in Ukraine now is good medicine
The basic tenet encompassed in our Hippocratic oath is to respect and care for patients, to do no harm — a doctrine which, in our view, extends to those at risk of injury and trauma. Therefore, when barbarous acts are systematically committed against civilians — including torture, rape, forced deportation and executions — we must…
