Clinic director V. guides visitors through the new modular diagnostics centre and the hospital extension in Lviv.

    Cooperation in action Providing medical care amidst the rubble

    Ukraine’s hospitals have a much heavier workload now than they had before the war. The director of a hospital in Lviv describes how everyday hospital life has changed: “As a result of internal displacement, the population in the area served by our hospital has increased by 50 per cent.”

    In order to provide people with medical care, the BMZ has set up five modular hospital extensions with lab facilities and one modular diagnostic centre, in regions that are particularly affected by the war.

    Solar installations with batteries provide power for the modular units. The main hospital buildings have been fitted with modern diesel generators that also run on alternative fuel to provide emergency power. Protective barriers surrounding the entire hospital compounds provide protection in the event of shelling.

    A modern prosthetics workshop has been set up in Lviv with support from the BMZ. Dmytro, who fled from Kharkiv, works there. Through his work he is helping veterans who have lost arms or legs rebuild their lives.

    Still from the video "New prospects through training as a prosthesis maker at the UNBROKEN Prosthetic and Orthotic Centre"
    Video: New prospects through training as a prosthesis maker at the UNBROKEN Prosthetic and Orthotic Centre


    As at: 04/05/2026