Published by Hromadske, 20 August 2023  The Sentsov familyhromadske The Sentsov couple from Chernihiv has six children. The eldest sons, 14-year-old Sviatoslav and 8-year-old Vsevolod, are biological. The rest are adopted: 5-year-old Veronica and siblings Angelina, 9, and Nicole, 6. 6-year-old Lev is still living in a foster home. All foster children are diagnosed with …

Published by WHO 15 August 2023 “Due to the frequent illnesses my children experience, I had doubts about vaccinating them. But today, the doctor put my mind at ease, assuring me that this should not prevent them from getting vaccinated,” says Afsana Aliyeva, a parent who attended one of the outreach activities in Azerbaijan during …

Published by WHO 14 August 2023 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and WHO have joined forces to provide assistance to the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan in conducting a crucial drug-resistance survey. The survey aims to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) strains resistant to anti-TB drugs, including rifampicin, isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, bedaquiline …

From The Moscow Times A clinic in Berdsk, Novosibirsk region.Kirill Kukhmar / TASS Russia has reallocated healthcare spending from dozens of its regions to build and repair hospitals in the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine, the Vedomosti business daily reported Monday, citing a government decree. Sixty-one out of 85 Russian regions — including annexed Crimea …

Helping Ukrainians trapped in Russia or occupied territories is becoming more challenging. Volunteers who are not affiliated with the Russian authorities encounter obstacles, such as blocked bank accounts, legal pressure, and threats. Donations are decreasing. Originally published in Russian, Paper spoke to three volunteers and found out how they delivered humanitarian aid under shelling, sent …

Learning to fight health infodemics: future doctors train in the Republic of Moldova 31 July 2023 At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicoleta Bodrug worked as a nurse at the Institute of Cardiology in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. “I could see how much patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or hospitalized due to complications caused by …

Attitudes Toward Mental Health Treatment Shifting Among Kazakhstan’s Urban Youth   RFE/RL July 29, 2023  By Chris Rickleton Mental health professionals in Kazakhstan say the number of young people seeking their services is rising. (file photo)   ASTANA — When Altynshash Mataeva lost her second child shortly after giving birth, her world fell apart. Her …

Disruptions in the supply of medicines for people with HIV in Russia have reached such a significant scale that there is a growing concern of a potential new epidemic. Verstka explains why.

Senators have agreed amendments (http://council.gov.ru/events/news/146858) that include fines for action or lack of action, monitoring and a ban on receiving State assets. Action or lack of action A new provision has been added to Article 1 of the federal law on “Controlling the activities of those acting under foreign influence”. This means that public organisations …

The mountain doctor on call in north-east Georgia – in pictures From The Guardian, 18 July 2023 Irakli Khvedaguridze rides his horse, Bichola, on his way to visit a patient. Photograph: Tomer Ifrah Irakl Khvedaguridze, 81, is the only licensed doctor across 386 sq miles of mountainous region, serving a dwindling community of Tush people. …