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ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКЕ ЛІКАРСЬКЕ ТОВАРИСТВО
Л Ь В А Т О Л С Т О Г О ,7 М . КИ Ї В , 01 004, УК Р А Ї Н А
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UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
L V A T O L S T O G O ,7, KY I V , 0 1 0 0 4 , UK R A I N E
Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery, Chair of Council of the World Medical Association
Dr Christiaan Keijzer, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors
Annabel SEEBOHM, CPME Secretary General
Dr. Otmar KLOIBER, WMA Secretary General
Dear colleagues!
Since the first days of the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian doctors and the Ukrainian Medical Association
have felt the constant support of their European colleagues, the СPME, and the World Medical
Association.
We express our gratitude from the Ukrainian medical community!
Military events are destroying Ukrainian cities, killing the civilian population of Ukraine. The
Russian occupiers are destroying hospitals, clinics, killing doctors at the time they perform their
professional duties, saving lives. The whole world become a witness of the bombing of the maternity
hospital by the Russian army. During the war 117 hospitals and 5 maternity hospitals were destroyed. The
drug supply system has been destroyed, and there is no medicine in some regions.
We kindly thank you for the humanitarian aid provided by the countries around the world!
We heartfully thank you for your humanity, for the shelter of our people and children given by your
countries, for the medical care provided to Ukrainians, for coordinated and responsible work!
Today the work of Ukrainian doctors can be recognized as a feat. Ukrainian doctors provide
medical care, perform surgical interventions in operating theaters under air raid alerts outside the window
and even constant bombardment. In the bomb shelters of the hospitals Ukrainian doctors deliver women
and nurses put drips and distribute medicine to patients. Under shelling and bombing of the city,
ambulance crews are the first to go on call to the affected buildings.
During the three weeks of the war, many doctors, paramedics and ambulance drivers had died.
The confusion, suffer and despair because of the war in combination with the excessive work causes
the professional burnout of doctors. And the only reward for their work is the victory of Ukraine and the
happy future of their country!
We sincerely thank our European colleagues for helping and supporting Ukrainian doctors in
difficult times for Ukraine.
Kind regards,
President of the Ukrainian Medical Association,
Oleg Musiy
Ambassador of the Ukraine in the CPME and WMA,
Professor Iryna Mazur
21 March 2022