MORE ABOUT 'WAY TO HEALTH' REHABILITATION CENTRE

'Way to Health' is based in Dnipro. With a population of 1.2 million, Dnipro is the third largest city in Ukraine and is located on the Dnieper River, south of the capital, Kiev. Dnipro is approximately 100 km from the front line.  This makes the rehabilitation centre easily accessible to victims of the war.

'Way to Health' was founded in August 2022 by Mykyta Zhalnin and Alex Dubovik. They want to help rehabilitate as many victims as possible, both soldiers and civilians, free of charge. An integrated approach for men, women and children with physical and psychological injuries. Patients are guided in their recovery by well-trained specialists to learn how to cope with the consequences of their (chronic) illness or disability.  The aim of rehabilitation is to restore people's ability to function as independently as possible in society.

Mykyta and Alex expect that the effects of the war and its aftermath will remain visible and tangible to the Ukrainian people for a long time to come. As a result, Way to Health will continue to provide its services once the war is over. However, until the country and its people have regained their strength, help is urgently needed to continue serving everyone. 

"We are extremely grateful to everyone for everything they do for us, whether it is financial support, knowledge transfer, a helping hand or the provision of necessary equipment. We are delighted, thank you very much!

THE 'WAY TO HEALTH' TEAM

'Way to Health' is the only private centre in Ukraine offering highly specialised rehabilitation for victims of war. The well-trained specialists have a wealth of practical experience. They have treated patients with diagnoses including injuries from mines, gunfire and shrapnel, amputated limbs, learning to use prosthetics and post-traumatic stress syndrome.

At the outset, the specialists carefully gathered as much information as possible about the above diagnoses and their consequences for the patients. They also studied in detail the experiences and results of the rehabilitation of Israeli and US soldiers. This was a good start, but not enough to treat the victims of the current war in Ukraine. The different forms of warfare unfortunately result in many victims with specific injuries. For this reason, an individual treatment plan is drawn up for each patient in order to make rehabilitation as good and efficient as possible. 

Fortunately, the results are excellent and the specialists receive a lot of positive feedback from the patients. The results, feedback and lessons learned during treatment are used to continually improve the approach to rehabilitation and the knowledge of the specialists.

RESEARCH & COLLABORATION 

In order to provide the best possible rehabilitation for patients, 'Way to Health' is collaborating with a Ukrainian organisation, ADVIN, to research how Virtual Reality (VR) works. VR is already being used regularly by 'Way to Health' specialists to combat phantom pain, treat mental health issues and for the physical rehabilitation of various war injuries. The use of VR is constantly being improved through feedback from patients and the results of treatments.

'Way to Health' has also established a number of collaborations: 1) the State Medical University, 2) the Sports Academy and 3) the National University. All are based in Dnipro, which facilitates efficient collaboration. The best treatment methods are researched, knowledge is shared, and 'Way to Health' offers students challenging internships. Of course, graduates are also welcome to work at the rehabilitation centre. 

Research and collaboration ensure that the quality of treatment is improved, new treatment methods are introduced and the knowledge of specialists is kept up to date. Partners also regularly donate high-tech equipment and provide financial support to 'Way to Health' so that it can continue to provide the best possible care free of charge. Ultimately, everyone has the same goal: to enable war victims to function as well and independently as possible in society, so that Ukraine can be rebuilt together.

More information about 'Way to Health' in Ukraine

If you want to know more about 'Way to Health', you can visit the rehabilitation centre's WEBSITE. 'Way to Health' also has a number of social media channels where they regularly post videos about their work: interesting, informative and transparent. Remember, everything is in their native language, Ukrainian. The pictures and videos speak for themselves, so you can get a good idea of how they help their patients. On the social media channels of 'A Warm Heart' foundation we also post comparable newsitems. 

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Way to Health is based in Ukraine. The address is:
Slobozhanske - Teplichna Building 27C
52005 Dnipro
Ukraine