“The situation is changing every day. Every day Russia commits terrible crimes in different parts of Ukraine.”
– Halyna Skipalska, HealthRight Ukraine Country Director
HealthRight has been working to build accessible, equitable systems of care in Ukraine since 2005, providing housing, health care, and social support to over 125,000 people affected by violence throughout the country. Currently, we are responding to the humanitarian crisis across Ukraine in partnership with the government, UN agencies, community-based organizations and NGOs. After relocating our main office to Lviv, our response efforts remain dedicated to supporting the health, protection and essential needs of communities.
Our Response
Our teams provide critical services to relief workers and displaced families, including crisis counseling and safe relocation, access to shelters and family reunification support, and opportunities for medical, legal, and financial assistance. We also supply local partner organizations with food, medicines, and basic relief provisions (blankets, towels, first aid kits, hygiene products, etc.) to ensure the health of communities in need.
Recent News & Developments
7/27/2022 5 Months of ware in Ukraine: A humanitarian perspective
Halyna Skipalska, Country Director of HealthRight Ukraine and Executive Director of the Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health, spoke about her personal experience during the war and HealthRight’s commitment to supporting internally displaced people within Ukraine.
05/06/2022 Lessons from the field: Recommendations for gender-based violence prevention and treatment for displaced women in conflict-affected Ukraine
published The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. Authors included
Executive Director Dr. Peter Navario, Chief Programs Officer Dr. Theresa Castillo, and Ukraine Country Director Halyna Skipalska.
05/04/2022 In Ukraine, Specialists Unite to Help Families Far From Home
published by UNICEF
04/26/2022 The Public Health Challenge of Displacement: The War in Ukraine
featuring Halyna Skipalska, HealthRight Ukraine Country Director as a panelist
04/04/2022 Prioritizing mental health and psychosocial services in relief and recovery efforts in Ukraine in The Lancet Psychiatry
04/01/2022 CNN Interview
with Halyna Skipalska, Ukraine Country Director
03/25/2022 CNN Interview
with Halyna Skipalska, Ukraine Country Director
03/23/2022 UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) Virtual Panel
Economic Empowerment of Women GBV Survivors: Success Stories from Ukraine.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Halyna Skipalska speaks at the Ukrainian Institute of America
In Remembrance
It is with great sadness that we remember the life and work of our friend and partner photojournalist Maksim Levin.
Maks was reported missing on March 13 in a combat zone near Kyiv, where he was found dead over the weekend of April 2-4. He was unarmed and killed by two bullets fired by the Russian military, according to sources. He was a social justice champion, dedicated to documenting the plight of Ukrainians during the war in Crimea and this current invasion. Maks photographed our crisis mobile teams’ work during this tumultuous time in the East.
“His work captured the best moments to remember and showed destinies, real-life, happiness, and tragedy,” says Halyna Skipalska, HealthRight Ukraine Country Director. Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time. This is a great loss and we honor his life’s work with his photographs.
Media Inquiries
For media inquiries, contact our Ukraine Relief Response Coordinator, Shaniece Ebelhar, at Shaniece.Ebelhar@healthright.org