MSF mobile teams also screen for tuberculosis (TB) and offer treatment for chronic diseases, such as hypertension, mainly for elderly and vulnerable patients, many of whom have resorted to living in basements or shelters to escape the shelling.
Activities in 2025
In 2025, MSF worked in five hospitals near front lines in the south and east of Ukraine, including the city of Kherson. We responded to mass casualty incidents, referring the injured in our ambulances and supporting emergency departments, intensive care units, and operating theaters. In addition, we treated many patients for chronic conditions that had become acute owing to a lack of general health care.
We ran mobile clinics and ambulance referrals along the front lines in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Our teams screened for TB and offered treatment for chronic diseases, such as hypertension, mainly to elderly people and people with limited mobility, many of whom had resorted to living in basements or shelters to escape the shelling.
During the year, we expanded our activities in displacement shelters to assist the growing number of people fleeing the front lines. The number of consultations we provided through mobile clinics increased compared to 2024.
Repeated attacks on energy infrastructure by Russian forces further disrupted every aspect of daily life, especially in the winter, when the temperature dropped to - 4 degrees Fahrenheit. Widespread power cuts impacted the functioning of hospitals, often leading to delays in the provision of care, and exacerbated health issues among people living in basements and shelters.
In 2025, we saw an overall rise in consultations at our clinic in Vinnytsia, as well as an increase in complex and severe cases, with many patients suffering the effects of prolonged exposure to the front lines.
