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The refugees include people with various health problems, the neglect of which can cost their lives. It is worth remembering that refugees have the same rights to treatment, for example in hospitals, as insured Polish citizens. Patient organizations also prepared an offer of help for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Basic information on this subject below.
- Various medical centers and associations supporting patients with chronic diseases and others declare their help for refugees from Ukraine.
- Among them are those providing care for people with diabetes. There are, among others, collection of the necessary equipment for insulin therapy
- Ukrainians suffering from cancer and epilepsy, as well as people with disabilities who cross the Polish-Ukrainian border due to an armed conflict on the territory of their country, will also find help.
- More information can be found on the Onet homepage
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It is worth noting that in most cases, the aid applies only to Ukrainian citizens who have a certificate issued by the Polish Border Guard or an imprint of the Polish Border Guard stamp in the travel document, confirming their legal stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland, after crossing the border from February 24, 2022, in connection with with an armed conflict on the territory of Ukraine.
- Free medical assistance for people from Ukraine. Where can you find help?
For cancer patients
Many Polish centers and hospitals have declared assistance to refugees, incl. National Institute of Oncology in Warsaw, which runs an oncology helpline for Ukrainian-speaking people. At the number +48 22 546 20 00 information on cancer treatment and procedures can be obtained.
The Polish Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology has launched a helpline for doctors and parents from Ukraine (also in Ukrainian) regarding the treatment options for children in Poland. By calling the indicated numbers, you can also receive teleportation in the field of logistics related to the treatment of young patients in Poland. Anyone with information about a patient in need of help is asked to contact us by: [email protected] and at the following telephone numbers: Polish / English – 887 662 886, Ukrainian – 887 669 934.
- The National Health Fund hotline for oncological patients from Ukraine has started to work. It is free and XNUMX/XNUMX
For diabetics
- Portal mojacukrzyca.org
Sandwiches for people with diabetes are sent to the Polish-Ukrainian border as part of the #kanapeszserduszkiem campaign.
- The Most Sweet Foundation
It organizes the collection of pens (all brands), blood glucose meters (preferably Accu-Chek Performa / Active and Contour Plus), blood glucose meter strips (corresponding to the brands of blood glucose meters), needles and punctures (Medtronic). You can send gifts to the Warsaw parcel locker (you will get the address after contacting the Foundation: tel. 22 828 88 80 or [email protected] or by meeting the Foundation in Warsaw at ul. Nowy Świat 39). Items are donated to aid institutions, doctors and diabetic activists.
- Foundation for Children with Diabetes
Material gifts, i.e. glucose meter strips, pens, pen needles, glucose, glucagon, infusion sets for pumps, insulin tanks and other medical accessories needed by diabetics are sent to the Foundation’s address: Fundacja dla Dzieci z Cukrzycą ul. Szpitalna 5/16, 00-031 Warsaw with the annotation “UKRAINE”.
- Diabetes Federation
The Federation has direct contact with a humanitarian medical organization in Ukraine, which communicated the specific needs of diabetics. Who wants to send the necessary «diabetic» products, please contact us via Facebook.
- Polish Diabetes Association
There are local activists of the Polish Diabetes Association throughout the country, with 350 branches and circles. Assistance is provided to refugees, including diabetics, in specific locations. If necessary, you can contact local PSD leaders (directly or through the Main Board in Warsaw) who declare their readiness to help.
Contacts to PSD branches: https://diabetyk.org.pl/oddzialy/
- European Diabetes Clinic Foundation
He acts as an intermediary in admitting children from Ukraine with diabetes in Poland. It focuses mainly on the Silesian Voivodeship. Applications can be sent to the Foundation’s address: [email protected]
- Sweet One Association
He collects things for diabetics who have not had time to take the necessary equipment for insulin therapy with them and mediates its delivery to those in need. Contact to the Association: [email protected], ul. W. Szymborska 22, 43-230 Goczałkowice Zdrój, tel: +48 726 38 39 32
Knowing what worries parents of sick children, the Foundation for Children with Diabetes organizes fundraising and material resources necessary for survival for children suffering from type 1 diabetes.
He also calls for filling in the application form for those in need of help: https://forms.gle/9bTCc6MD4feAvRX97
Contact to the Foundation regarding AID TO UKRAINE: tel. 537 090 550 on working days from 10:00 a.m. – 18:00 p.m.
The Mojacukrzyca.pl Society for Help for Children and Youth with Diabetes is also involved in the campaign
Help for Ukrainians struggling with epilepsy
Stress is one of the factors that may contribute to increased seizures (epilepsy), which is why a telephone number (+48 503 924 756) was launched, which can be called by Ukrainian citizens struggling with this disease. These people will benefit from medical advice, get immediate help and receive a prescription that will allow them to purchase the missing drugs.
The free helpline works in Ukrainian, and Polish. It is also possible to contact us by e-mail: [email protected]
When dialysis is needed
Patients with chronic kidney disease must receive life-saving treatments in three four-hour treatments a week, usually at dialysis centers close to where they live. DaVita Polska has announced its readiness to accept patients with kidney disease who are no longer able to receive care in their home country due to escalating violence.
A full map of all centers is available at this address: https://davita.pl/mapa-osrodkow.
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For the disabled
- PFRON, in cooperation with the Polish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability, the Circle in Gdańsk launched a 503-hour support telephone dedicated to border services and staff at reception points accepting refugees from Ukraine – 703 974 24. Helpline employees provide advice on how to help a person declaring as disabled or having disability confirmed visually by an employee of border services or a reception desk. If there is a need for personal hygiene products or the necessary rehabilitation equipment, they will provide information on the competent services that can provide support in this regard. The helpline is open XNUMX hours a day, seven days a week. The service is free.
- There is a group on Facebook: Strollers for Ukraine, where you can exchange rehabilitation equipment.
Comp. Monika Wysocka, Zdrowie.pap.pl
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