Supporting the health of Ukrainian wounded fighters and their family members through training Ukrainian health care and education personnel
Rebuilding Ukraine
- ESTDEV
Project objectives
The aim of the project is to train Ukrainian healthcare workers so that they can better assist injured Ukrainian fighters and their family members.
Actions and results
Taking into account the needs expressed by Ukraine, the plan is to focus not only on psychological first aid but also on two additional themes: rehabilitation of injured fighters and the production of prosthetics, as well as training for stopping dangerous bleeding. The importance of rehabilitation and prosthetics training was emphasized by the Ukrainian Minister of Health, Viktor Liashko, during his visit to Estonia on December 14, 2023.
During the project, the following activities are planned:
- Initiate collaboration with two Ukrainian healthcare institutions for organizing training in the rehabilitation and production of prosthetics for injured fighters. This involves visits and specialized training by Estonian rehabilitation and prosthetics specialists in Ukraine, as well as training Ukrainian specialists in Estonia.
- Continue conducting specialized training for Ukrainian mental health professionals and healthcare institutions treating war casualties, introducing modern crisis counseling techniques in healthcare universities. The project aims to continue psychological first aid training in at least two Ukrainian healthcare institutions, involving visits, specialized training, and awareness events by Estonian mental health specialists in Ukraine, as well as training Ukrainian specialists in Estonia.
- Implement the course developed by the American College of Surgeons for stopping bleeding in Ukraine. This modern course provides essential knowledge for healthcare workers, rescuers, and deminers. The plan is to train at least 300 Ukrainian healthcare, rescue, and demining specialists, with at least 100 of them capable of teaching the same course in Ukraine in the future.
The direct beneficiaries of the project are Ukrainian healthcare professionals participating in the training, as well as injured Ukrainian fighters and their families.
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