Nearly 300 healthcare facilities destroyed in Ukraine due to Russian attacks, Health Ministry says
Russian attacks have damaged 1,938 medical facilities across 715 healthcare institutions in Ukraine by the end of December 2024.
Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Health
In addition, 297 facilities across 114 medical institutions have been completely destroyed in frontline areas.
The greatest losses occurred in hospitals in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
Quote: "There is no complete information on the extent of damage to medical facilities in temporarily occupied territories," the ministry said.
Despite ongoing Russian attacks, 124 medical facilities were rebuilt in 2024, including:
- Chernechchyna Primary Health Care Centre;
- Chernihiv Oblast Hospital;
- Velyka Oleksandrivka Primary Health Care Centre;
- The first phase of rebuilding the outpatient clinic at Chernihiv Central District Hospital.
Various international and nationwide projects contributed to the renovation of medical facilities in Ukraine, including the UNITED24 platform and the World Bank's Health Enhancement and Life-Saving (HEAL Ukraine) initiative.
Hospitals also continued constructing shelters to provide safe conditions for patients and staff.
Background:
- This year, the Ukrainian government allocated one billion hryvnias for the implementation of 46 projects under budget programmes. During the distribution of funds, priority was given to medical facilities located in frontline regions, noted Health Minister Viktor Liashko.
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