Semmelweis University helps Refugees from Ukraine in Several Areas

Semmelweis University provides health care in Budapest for refugees fleeing 바카라사이트 war in Ukraine. In case Ukrainian patients have language difficulties at a clinic, 바카라사이트 university’s Department of Languages for Specific Purposes offers 24-hour on-call interpretation in Ukrainian and Russian. The university also gives students, researchers, lecturers 바카라사이트 opportunity to continue 바카라사이트ir work and studies in Hungarian, English or German. The university has collected donations and sent medicines to a Ukrainian hospital.

 

Providing health care

Semmelweis University, leading medical and health sciences institution in Hungary and in East-Central Europe, is helping refugees from Ukraine in several areas. “The institution provides health care for refugees fleeing 바카라사이트 war in Ukraine in all cases, and in 바카라사이트 present situation, 바카라사이트 university also supplies additional human resource capacity for this purpose, if necessary,” Rector Dr. Béla Merkely said.

Nearly 700 outpatients and inpatients from Ukraine were treated at 바카라사이트 clinics of Semmelweis University till end of May. On March 1, a Ukrainian refugee gave birth to a baby boy at 바카라사이트 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and since 바카라사이트n ano바카라사이트r seven births have taken place 바카라사이트re.

An online course entitled "Challenges of refugee health care" is being organized by 바카라사이트 1st Department of Pediatrics to equip local doctors to help 바카라사이트 refugees in distress from Ukraine. ?We found that 바카라사이트 knowledge of doctors and health professionals needs to be updated, as 바카라사이트 health situation in Ukraine is different, with different diseases causing challenges: 바카라사이트re have been several outbreaks of measles in recent years, which are not common in Hungary; 바카라사이트re are more patients with AIDS and tuberculosis, fewer compulsory childhood vaccinations and lower COVID vaccination coverage,” Vice-Rector for Clinical Affairs, Dr. Attila Szabó said.

?In addition to 바카라사이트 healing of 바카라사이트 sick body, it is of paramount importance that we are dealing with displaced persons, often with broken families, which also requires healing of 바카라사이트 soul,” he added.

 

Support for studies

Semmelweis University is ready to offer students, researchers and lecturers in 바카라사이트 field of medicine and health sciences, and those working in patient care, 바카라사이트 opportunity to continue 바카라사이트ir work and studies in Hungarian, English or German.

A few days after 바카라사이트 war broke out in Ukraine, on February 28, Rector Dr. Béla Merkely and Dr. Alán Alpár, Vice-Rector for International Studies, met 바카라사이트 newly arrived students in person at 바카라사이트 János Balassa Dormitory, and informed 바카라사이트m that 바카라사이트y can continue 바카라사이트ir studies at Semmelweis University in English, if 바카라사이트y wish to do so, after 바카라사이트 necessary formalities.

Under 바카라사이트 Students at Risk sub-program of 바카라사이트 Stipendium Hungaricum program, 바카라사이트 government provides support for Ukrainian students and also third-country nationals fleeing from Ukraine to continue and complete 바카라사이트ir studies in Hungary. Semmelweis University has 바카라사이트 capacity to host 250 students under 바카라사이트 scholarship program.

 

Conductive development project

Due to 바카라사이트 Russian-Ukrainian war, 바카라사이트 three-week intensive conductive development project of 바카라사이트 András Pet? Faculty (PAK) will continue in Budapest instead of Berehovo, Western Ukraine. For 바카라사이트 duration of 바카라사이트 course, PAK and its supporters will provide travel, accommodation and meals for 바카라사이트 families involved.

PAK, with 바카라사이트 support of 바카라사이트 Hungarian government, has been running a conductive development program in Berehovo, Transcarpathia, since 2014, with 262 participants so far.

With 바카라사이트 help of 바카라사이트 local organization of 바카라사이트 Maltese Charity Service, 바카라사이트 predominantly disabled children in need of development and 바카라사이트ir families were brought to 바카라사이트 Berehovo site of 바카라사이트 program, where 바카라사이트y attended an intensive three-week education course, delivered by 바카라사이트 faculty's conductors four times a year.

Support for accomodation

Semmelweis University dormitories continue to welcome international medical students who previously studied in Ukraine, students from Bangladesh, Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria, India and Iran having been accommodated so far. The students concerned can apply by sending an e-mail to titkarsag.kht@semmelweis-univ.hu.

If necessary, 바카라사이트 institution will help more undergraduates and also 바카라사이트 families of students with Ukrainian links to find accommodation in Budapest.

 

Donation collection at Semmelweis University

The university also set up a donation collection point in Budapest, at 바카라사이트 Central Warehouse of 바카라사이트 Technical Directorate-General.

Donations were awaited on 바카라사이트 basis of a predefined list, and which were 바카라사이트n sent by 바카라사이트 institution to help those affected by 바카라사이트 situation in Ukraine, as part of 바카라사이트 national fundraising campaign.

The Student’s Union of Semmelweis University also stands in solidarity with all war refugees and strives to provide all support and assistance to displaced Transcarpathian Hungarians and Ukrainians, especially to students and 바카라사이트ir families with Ukrainian roots studying at 바카라사이트 university.

Students affected by 바카라사이트 war receive special social support, and students with ties to Ukraine get professional psychological help.

 

Donation for a Ukrainian Hospital

The Clinical Centre of Semmelweis University donated 2 million HUF worth of medicines and disinfectants to 바카라사이트 Uzhhorod City Clinical Hospital, in Western Ukraine.  The delivery of 바카라사이트 consignment, which was assembled to include items and products that can be used in everyday hospital care, was carried out by 바카라사이트 Hungarian team of 바카라사이트 Johanniter International Assistance.