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Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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December 11, 2025 Humanitarian aid
In 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) installed modular heating and water treatment systems in 11 hospitals in Ukraine. This infrastructure will enable medical facilities to continue providing care to the population amid ongoing security threats.
Hospitals depend on utilities to operate: electricity is needed for diagnosis and surgery, water is needed to prevent infections and ensure proper sanitation, and heating is needed to protect people's health and keep medical equipment functioning.
The failure of these systems reduces hospitals' capacity to accommodate patients, potentially putting the lives of thousands of people at immediate risk.
Autonomous systems
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the WHO has confirmed 2,762 attacks on Ukraine's healthcare system. The country's populated areas are suffering from ongoing attacks on civilian and social infrastructure.
With financial support from the European Union, WHO delivered six modular heating units to the Zaporizhzhia and Chernivtsi regions, home to approximately 1.7 million people, including internally displaced persons.
Modular heating systems offer a number of important advantages during wartime: they operate independently of heating networks, can be quickly installed, and can be used with a variety of fuels. They help maintain a constant indoor temperature and, most importantly, protect patients, staff, and medical equipment from the cold.
Clean water
The WHO also installed five water treatment plants in major hospitals in Kharkiv and healthcare facilities in the Kharkiv region. The systems are designed to operate independently, without the need for centralized utilities. This will provide millions of people with access to uninterrupted healthcare.
Ensuring a reliable water supply is one of the basic requirements for hospitals to function under constant attack.
Each unit provides multiple purification stages, beginning with mechanical filtration and disinfection. Additional methods can be used to achieve maximum water purity. This is especially important for surgical, maternity, and other emergency and intensive care units.
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