170. Gennadiy Druzenko - Saving Lives by Treating and Evacuating Injured Ukrainians on the Frontline

<p>Today I’m speaking with Gennadiy Druzenko Co-founder and Chairman of

Pirogov, the First Volunteer Mobile Hospital; set up in 2019, and now a

crucial player in supporting Ukraine’s response to Russian aggression

and the casualties that result from it. In civilian life, Gennadiy is a

constitutional scholar focusing on constitutional design and comparative

constitutional law with both academic and governmental experience.

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LINKS:

https://www.medbat.org.ua/en/about-pfvmh/

https://www.razomforukraine.org/partner-projects/pfvmh/

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PIROGOV FIRST VOLUNTEER MOBILE HOSPITAL

PFVMH) is a non-governmental organization of civilian healthcare

professionals saving lives by treating and evacuating injured Ukrainian

people on the frontline of the war in Ukraine.

Both Razom and PFVMH were born out of the Revolution of Dignity in late

2013-beginning of 2014. When then pro-russian government dared to use

force − beating and shooting peaceful protestors in the heart of Kyiv −

doctors, medical professionals and volunteers responded. They set up

improvised medical brigades and later formed underground hospitals to

help the victims. In December 2014, PFVMH started helping Ukrainian

defenders to repel the occupation of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

From day one of the full-scale war, PFVMH volunteers have been first on

the scene in combat zones across the country, risking their lives to

treat injured civilians and combatants, and carrying out evacuations.

PFVMH team is unique in that they operate on the wounded, sew them and

evacuate to the hospitals from the most dangerous zones. Sometimes

experienced doctors face such severe injuries for the first time. But

they do their best to save lives of their patients.</p>