Organization of Medical Assistance in Poland for Ukrainian Citizens During the Russia-Ukraine War

Fatyga, Edyta; Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak, Sylwia; Muc-Wierzgoń, Małgorzata

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.904588

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“…However, all Ukrainians who crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border after February 24, 2022, also had access to healthcare services, including ambulatory care, hospital treatments, drug reimbursements, medical device supplies, preventive vaccinations, and medical rehabilitation [ 6 ]. The National Health Fund (NHF), the institution that finances healthcare, which is provided by public payments in Poland, allocated funding for public healthcare medical services for Ukrainian citizens [ 6 ]. Each healthcare provider received information on what scope of health service could be given to Ukrainian refugees with completed documentation to receive reimbursement from the NHF [ 6 ].…”

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One Year On: Poland’s Public Health Initiatives and National Response to Millions of Refugees from Ukraine

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The Russian military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, resulted in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. As a neighboring country to Ukraine, Poland was the main country to initially receive refugees. Between February 24, 2022, and February 24, 2023, 10.056 million refugees from Ukraine, mainly women and children, crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border. Up to 2 million of these refugees from Ukraine found shelter in private homes throughout Poland. More than 90% of the resident refugees in Poland were women and children, and approximately 900 000 refugees from Ukraine have sought employment, mainly in the services sector. Since February 2022, there has been rapid development of a national legal framework to ensure access to healthcare, including providing refugees who are healthcare workers with job opportunities. Epidemiological surveillance and prevention programs for infectious diseases and mental health support systems have been implemented. These initiatives have required the use of language translators to ensure that there are no barriers to understanding and implementing public health measures. Hopefully, the lessons learned from Poland and neighboring countries that have hosted millions of Ukrainian refugees can help future preparedness for supporting refugees. This review aims to summarize the lessons learned by the Polish public health services during the past year and outlines the public health initiatives that have been implemented and are still ongoing.

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“… 1 2 The adult refugees are in a dire need for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations and boosters while children require age-related vaccinations against measles, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. 3 4 …”

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“…7 Host countries are also alerted of the refugees’ needs for specialist care in oncology, hematology, nephrology, endocrinology, and other resource-consumption fields. 3 …”

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Refugee Health: A Global and Multidisciplinary Challenge

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Gasparyan

2023

J Korean Med Sci

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The ongoing war and evolving humanitarian crisis in Ukraine have forced millions of women, children, and elderly people to flee the war zones and relocate across Poland, other European countries, and elsewhere in the world. As a result, numerous health issues have emerged in the host countries, ranging from the refugees’ low immunization coverage to psychological distress and multimorbidities. Humanitarian support and multidisciplinary approach to the issues may help to improve the refugees’ health and well-being. Involving relocated medics in rehabilitation and medical care of their compatriots may offer psychosocial and health benefits.

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“…A holistic view of human existence and broadly understood empathy have characterized Polish society since the beginning of the war. It should be added that the review of the literature on the Russian–Ukrainian war presents such problems as the systematization of Polish legal acts, enabling additional assistance to Ukrainian refugees [ 20 ], threats and new challenges, the organization of medical assistance and the implications of public health for the refugee population (study based on Health Service documents statistical data) [ 21 , 22 ], and religious and spiritual counseling [ 23 ]. The mental health burden of the Russian–Ukrainian war, in particular the level of anxiety and depression among young adults in Central Europe has also been examined [ 24 ].…”

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“…The mental health burden of the Russian–Ukrainian war, in particular the level of anxiety and depression among young adults in Central Europe has also been examined [ 24 ]. The humanitarian, economic, and financial consequences have been measured in view of the ongoing war [ 20 ], as well as the prospects and challenges related to migration to Poland [ 25 ]. The focus has also been on the problems describing the immediate threat to ecosystems, and more specifically soil degradation and food production [ 26 , 27 ] and the disruption of international trade, [ 28 ].…”

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The Opinions of Poles about the Need to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Refugees from the Area Covered by the Russian–Ukrainian War

Karakiewicz-Krawczyk

Zdziarski

Landowski

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The armed conflict in Ukraine has caused a lot of emotions around the world. Many countries have been involved in helping brutally attacked people, especially mothers and children. The versatile involvement of large powers is monitored and noticeable by the media. Active help from Poland is a very visible sign of human solidarity with the suffering Ukrainian nation. Open hearts, houses and institutions and humanitarian and medical aid are elements of Polish kindness and empathy. The aim of the research was to collect Poles’ opinions about the need to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians from the territories of the Russian–Ukrainian war. Capturing feelings of Poles towards Ukrainians during the war is an interesting issue that shows subjective opinions about the existential situation perceived in the space of mutual personal interactions. The results showing opinions on help were collected from a group of 1012 people throughout Poland with the help of an authorial questionnaire. The obtained data shows a positive attitude of Poles to Ukrainians. The most willing to help are people over 49 years old, more often with a good and very good financial situation. Respondents believe that general assistance from other countries and the European Parliament is not sufficient. Military support is accepted the most by the oldest participants of research, and less by the age group up to 30 years who support medical help more. More concerned about the ongoing conflict are respondents under the age of 30 and the least wealthy, including, more often, women. The richest respondents are least afraid of the effects of the ongoing Russian–Ukrainian conflict. The conducted research confirms the openness of Polish society to refugees and brings opinions about existential solidarity with the suffering Ukrainian nation.

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Organization of Medical Assistance in Poland for Ukrainian Citizens During the Russia-Ukraine War

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One Year On: Poland’s Public Health Initiatives and National Response to Millions of Refugees from Ukraine

One Year On: Poland’s Public Health Initiatives and National Response to Millions of Refugees from Ukraine

Refugee Health: A Global and Multidisciplinary Challenge

The Opinions of Poles about the Need to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Refugees from the Area Covered by the Russian–Ukrainian War

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