The President of the Czech Republic visited the Okhmatdet hospital in Kyiv

Lyashko shared details of the visit on his Facebook page, as reported by Ukrinform.

“Together with the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, as part of his official visit to Ukraine, we visited Okhmatdet, the largest children’s hospital in the country, where they save little patients with the most serious illnesses,” Lyashko noted.

The minister emphasized that Okhmatdet continues to operate without interruption. Most of the hospital departments have resumed their work in buildings that were either not damaged by Russian missile attacks or only received minor damage.

According to Lyashko, the busiest wing of the hospital is the modern one, where protective measures have been taken to ensure stable operation during the autumn-winter period.

Lyashko added that more detailed information about the restoration of Okhmatdet is available on the website of the Ministry of Health.

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During the visit, Lyashko informed Pavel about the scale of destruction caused by Russia to Ukraine’s medical infrastructure.

He said that over the past three years, Russian troops have damaged 1,984 medical facilities and completely destroyed 301. A total of 755 medical facilities and 2,285 buildings have been damaged, he added.

Lyashko also spoke about how Ukraine maintains its healthcare system in such conditions and expressed gratitude to international partners for their support.

“As part of the Ukraine Facility program, the Czech Republic has committed to funding the reconstruction and modernization of six hospitals in Ukraine. In addition, from the first days of the war, the Czech Republic supported our healthcare system by providing the necessary medical equipment, medicines, and treatment for the wounded,” the minister emphasized.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously announced that the Czech Republic would provide assistance in the restoration of six hospitals in Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Lutsk, Lviv, Rivne and Kyiv.