PRESS RELEASE: Czechs and Taiwanese Jointly Equip More Ukrainian Clinics
The Ukrainian healthcare system has been experiencing difficult times since the start of the war. Insufficient capacity in hospitals and clinics, outdated equipment, and thousands of facilities destroyed by Russian attacks are part of everyday reality. Several foreign projects are therefore seeking to strengthen and modernise primary care. In one such project, the Czechs have joined forces with the Taiwanese to export and commission a second large shipment of medical equipment to Ukraine.
As part of a humanitarian project jointly funded by the Czech and Taiwanese governments, 48 surgeries have been performed in eight medical facilities in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions this year. These provide care in the specialisations of general medicine, gynaecology, diagnostics and day surgery. The value of the equipment, including modern devices, examination beds, and furniture, exceeded USD 4 million (approximately CZK 80 million). The joint delivery of equipment from Taiwanese and Czech manufacturers did not consist solely of the export of medical technology, but also included on-site installation and staff training. More than 300,000 patients are expected to benefit from the Czech and Taiwanese donation each year.
"We would like to thank all the partners involved for their trust and cooperation. Through our joint efforts, we have managed to bring concrete help where it is most needed, despite the challenging circumstances caused by the ongoing war," says Marek Svoboda, director of the non-profit organisation Czech Health Technology Institute (CHTI), which is implementing the project.
This year's aid to eight healthcare facilities in Ukraine complemented last year's phase of the project, in which the Czechs and Taiwanese equipped six facilities worth USD 3 million (approximately CZK 62 million). The total budget for the three-year humanitarian project to rebuild Ukraine's war-damaged healthcare system is USD 10 million (approximately CZK 200 million).
