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Ukraine faces epidemic of deadly flu

Ukraine faces epidemic of deadly flu

A deadly flu is currently raging across Ukraine, threatening to turn into a full-blown epidemic. People are dying from the disease daily. Meanwhile, neither the Ministry of Health nor local authorities are taking any action; instead, they are actively trying…

Polio vaccination. Number of victims grows

Polio vaccination. Number of victims grows

From 1 December, the Ministry of Health begins the second phase of the unscheduled polio vaccination, while social media and news reports increasingly feature information on cases of children dying after the vaccine. Here are just a few of them:

Dmytro Yarosh hospitalised and awaiting surgery

Dmytro Yarosh hospitalised and awaiting surgery

Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh has been hospitalised again. An old front-line arm wound has flared up. At the time, the leader's arm was literally pieced back together at Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro, but it has not fully healed yet.

People blocked traffic in Dnipro

People blocked traffic in Dnipro

Today, people with placards blocked traffic in central Dnipro. The city lacks haemodialysis drugs, which the Ministry of Health has simply failed to procure or deliver to local clinics.

Businessman funds expensive microscope for hospital

Businessman funds expensive microscope for hospital

Dnipro Regional Clinical Mychniko Hospital recently appealed to the public for help in purchasing an expensive microscope. The device was needed to treat wounded patients arriving almost daily

Militiamen treated on par with Ukrainian army soldiers

Militiamen treated on par with Ukrainian army soldiers

Yesterday, social media was flooded with information about unidentified wounded in hospitals in Dnipro and other cities. Rumours immediately emerged that these could be DNR and LNR militants. Tatiana Huba indirectly confirmed the rumours, going so far as to…

"Ceasefire" brings new casualties

"Ceasefire" brings new casualties

In less than 24 hours of the ceasefire, 17 wounded fighters were admitted to Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro. Most sustained shrapnel injuries, including several of moderate severity and one critical case.

Nadiya Savchenko faces mental health risks

Nadiya Savchenko faces mental health risks

Renowned pilot Nadiya Savchenko, abducted from Ukrainian territory and held in a Russian pre-trial detention centre, faces serious health risks if she does not end her hunger strike within days.

Privatbank buys expensive CT scanner to help ATO wounded

Privatbank buys expensive CT scanner to help ATO wounded

Not long ago, Ukrainian TV channels aired a report on Dr. A. Serko, who, together with other medical staff at Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro, has been fighting for the lives and health of those wounded in the ATO zone for nearly a year, driven almost entirely…