The treatment of wounded Ukrainian soldiers as part of a rehabilitation programme coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will resume starting on 15 August 2022. Twelve Ukrainian soldiers will begin a three-week treatment course at the National Rehabilitation Center “Vaivari” in order to receive rehabilitation services and recover from serious injuries sustained while defending Ukraine from the attack of the Russian military.
Taking into account the full-scale war launched by Russia against Ukraine on 24 February, the Cabinet of Ministers agreed on 7 March to renew a government support programme for the rehabilitation of military personnel injured in Ukraine. The Cabinet allocated a 280,000 euro package from the State Budget Programme, “Funds for Unforeseen Events”, for the rehabilitation of military personnel injured in the conflict in Ukraine, covering rehabilitation costs, travel expenses and costs for technical aids.
The prioritisation and transportation of Ukrainian patients, as well as the provision of rehabilitation services at the National Rehabilitation Center “Vaivari”, is coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Welfare and with support from the Ministry of Defence. While offering rehabilitation to seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers, the medical specialists at “Vaivari” NRC will apply their professional skills and technological resources to reduce the consequences of injuries and help their patients return back to the community.
The provision of medical assistance to individuals wounded during the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine began in 2014, and 58 injured Ukrainians have received treatment in Latvian medical institutions till 2019.