The European Union has evacuated around 200 Ukrainian patients requiring urgent medical care from Ukraine and neighboring countries to hospitals in other European nations, said Balazs Ujvari, European Commission spokesperson on Monday, APA reports citing CNN.
Speaking to journalists in Brussels, Ujvari said: “As the war continues, and the population of Ukraine continues to migrate out of the country, the health care systems in neighboring countries are under a great deal of pressure.”
Following requests from Poland, Slovakia, Moldova and also Ukraine, the EU has transferred Ukrainian patients who need specialized medical help to hospitals in “11 different European countries,” Ujvari explained.
The transfer of patients has been supported the EU’s first dedicated medical evacuation plane, which has been operational since March.
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