The escalating crisis in Ukraine has seen casualties and injuries rising and people forced to flee, severely reducing the capacity of health systems to cope with people wounded and others in need of urgent health care. Humanitarian health support is needed to tackle the shortfall in life-saving medicines and supplies including medical oxygen, intensive care unit beds, and to support the healthcare workforce.

WHO is working to ensure that the Ukrainian population has access to essential care for all health issues, including other pathologies preexisting the war: COVID-19 to cancer, HIV and tuberculosis, maternal care to mental health issues, especially for migrants, older people and refugees.