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“Since the war broke out, there is nothing left here”: Katerina’s Story
“Since the war broke out, there is nothing left here.” Katerina is 54 years old. She shares her story in front of one of our clinics in Donetsk Oblast, a province in eastern Ukraine that has been heavily impacted by the effects of the war. Essential services are scarce, and the health system has been…
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Meet Raisa and Victor from Donetsk, Ukraine
“An old proverb says: ‘If we are alive, we will not die.’ This is how we live, with the only hope that peace will come soon.” Raisa and Victor live in a village in Donetsk, Ukraine, a region hard-hit by the war. There have been more than 2,000 civilian casualties in the last two years…
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Misha Found Many ‘Aunties’ – As He Calls Them.
Last March, Tetyana and her son Misha arrived in Moldova after leaving Odessa in Ukraine. 40% of the patients we treat at out Mobile Clinic come from that area. We are providing assistance to people fleeing the conflict. Tetyana brought Misha to us because he was suffering from conjunctivitis. Tetyana tells us that, besides treatment,…
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It Seems Like The Most Important Thing In His Life.
Micola is sitting outside the Mobile Clinic waiting to be triaged. He holds in his hands a canvas bag containing his passport and results from previous clinical exams. He is 82 years old and arrived in Moldova after a two-day journey. He lost his wife many years ago and had no relatives in Kyiv, his…
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“Several Come Back, Even If Only to Say Thank You and That They Feel Better.”
“There are recurring themes in the stories told by refugees here: the farewell to family members, to the men who stayed to fight. This is frequently accompanied by a sense of guilt for having fled. Giovanna is a psychologist and part of EMERGENCY’s team in Moldova that is responding to the needs of refugees fleeing…