Poland to boost transport of Ukrainian patients abroad

Poland is preparing to step up the transfer of Ukrainian hospital patients, including wounded soldiers, to other European countries.

Some of the patients will go to Polish hospitals, a health ministry spokesman has told the Polish Press Agency (PAP), TVP World reported on December 28.

Wojciech Andrusiewicz said that ahead of a planned press conference on Wednesday in the south-eastern town of Rzeszów with the Polish and Ukrainian health ministers, a special flight would leave the Rzeszów-Jasionka airport carrying Ukrainian patients for treatment in other European countries.

“On Wednesday, a further group of patients will fly out of the Jasionka Medevac Hub,” Andrusiewicz said. “The plane will take them for treatment in Norway,” he added.

As he reported, Poland is preparing for an intensification in the number of transports carrying Ukrainian patients to other European countries in connection with the increased armed activity in Ukraine and the lack of energy in hospitals there.

“Some of the patients will also come to Polish hospitals, among them also injured soldiers who often after treatment in Poland will return to the front,” the official pointed out.