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February 6, 2026 Healthcare
The World Health Organization has launched its 2026 Humanitarian Appeal for Ukraine, requesting $42 million to ensure access to healthcare for 700,000 people.
The funds are intended to strengthen emergency and trauma care, maintain and restore the primary health care system, improve the preparedness of state and local structures, and coordinate the medical evacuation of patients in need of specialized care.
Attacks on healthcare facilities
Due to fighting and attacks on civilian infrastructure, people across the country are in dire need of medical care. Since the beginning of 2022, the WHO has recorded at least 2,841 attacks on healthcare facilities.
Repeated strikes on critical energy infrastructure have severely damaged the power grid, increasingly leading to disruptions to healthcare services. More than 3.5 million people remain internally displaced, increasing the burden on already overstretched services in host areas.
"Our recent estimates show that more than two-thirds of Ukrainians report worse health than before the war, and mental health problems affect almost half the population," said Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe. "Ukrainian health workers continue to work in extremely challenging conditions, including in areas where their lives are at immediate risk."
Five key priorities
WHO has identified five key priorities for 2026. First, the organization and its partners will continue to support trauma care and emergency medical services in frontline and affected areas by expanding surge capacity, ensuring the supply of essential medicines, and maintaining continuity of treatment.
Secondly, access to basic healthcare will be ensured in the 0-20 km zone from the frontline, where needs are most acute. Support will focus on primary care, trauma care, treatment of non-communicable diseases, mental health, and safe patient referral routes.
Third, WHO and partners will continue to support integrated health services for internally displaced people and evacuees along displacement routes and in transit centres.
Fourth, the organization will continue to facilitate the safe medical evacuation of wounded and seriously ill patients from frontline areas.
Finally, WHO will continue to coordinate the work of over 200 humanitarian partners in Ukraine. This includes strengthening health information systems, surveillance, gender-based violence prevention, and supporting the health system's emergency preparedness.
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