Ukraine
Our work there at a glance:
- Management and construction of emergency shelters
- Ensuring the supply of electricity and heat
- Ongoing medical support and provision of essential equipment
- Aid for regions near the front lines that have been particularly hard hit
Ukraine
Our work there at a glance:
- Aid for internally displaced persons (south Ukraine)
- Cooperation with local authorities / clinics
- Delivery of relief supplies to the war zone
Our goal
Ukraine - aid and supplies for war refugees
Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression, Cap Anamur / Deutsche Not-Ärzte e.V. has been providing humanitarian aid to the affected population. While the initial focus was on acute emergency aid, our work has since evolved.
Today, we are focusing primarily on supporting internally displaced persons within Ukraine. A key priority is the running and development of shelters where people can find safe housing and access basic counseling and support.
In addition, we continue to provide medical assistance and supply urgently needed equipment to regions that have been particularly hard hit.
Latest news
Project reports
Ukraine – Cap Anamur Offers Protection and Support for Internally Displaced Persons
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Cap Anamur has been supplying and accommodating many internally displaced persons in need of protection. We provide important help, particularly in social facilities.
Cap Anamur Supports Hospitals in the Luhansk Oblast Region
The hospital Svitlodarsk supported by Cap Anamur is located in the middle between Luhansk and Donetsk, directly at the so-called Zero Frontline. The second hospital is located in the neighboring village of Myronivka. For months, this region has been under constant shelling. The situation is difficult and unpredictable.
Two Years of War in Ukraine – Two Years of Unimaginable Suffering for an Entire Nation
These days mark the second anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine For two years now, we have been experiencing on the ground the suffering that this war is causing people. Our aid remains in place to ensure that the Ukrainian population continues to have access to medical care.
Ukraine Aid: New project coordinator takes over the implementation of our emergency aid
Our employee Peter Dischler will coordinate our emergency aid in Ukraine with immediate effect. He brings a lot of experience as an emergency paramedic and his previous Cap Anamur missions in Somaliland and Sierra Leone.
Two ambulances for mobile medical service in Ukraine
Today, Cap Anamur CEO Volker Rath left for Ukraine with two ambulances. The ambulance vehicles are used for the initial treatment of seriously injured people near the front line.
One year of war in Ukraine – Cap Anamur continues to provide emergency medical aid
Cap Anamur has been active in the Ukraine since the beginning of the war. We support medical care for the population nationwide. We regularly supply hospitals with medicines, medical consumables and equipment. And our aid continues.
Key Health Statistics*
Life expectancy
80/67 Years
(women/men)
Infant mortality
8
per 1,000 births
Doctors
3,5
per 1,000 inhabitants
Cap Anamur engagement in Ukraine
2015–2018Since the start of the war on February 24, 2022 – today
Source: Federal Statistical Office
The situation in Ukraine
Political situation
Due to the war of aggression of Russian President Putin on Ukraine, the humanitarian situation of the people in the country is catastrophic. There is widespread warfare throughout the country, including against civilian facilities. There are now nearly 4 million internally displaced people within the country. (Source: UN)
The Ukrainian people are putting up fierce resistance to the invasion, both militarily and through civil society. There is no end in sight to the conflict for the time being.
Social situation
Since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian population has faced immense suffering. Ein Teil der Bevölkerung befindet sich auf der Flucht aus der Heimat, ein weiterer lebt als Binnenvertriebene im eigenen Land unter oft prekären Bedingungen. Ein anderer Teil kämpft verzweifelt und mutig gemeinsam mit dem ukrainischen Militär gegen den russischen Angriff. The humanitarian conditions in Ukraine are worsening day by day. Daily deaths, injuries, lack of food and medicine, desolate supply of water and electricity.
Cap Anamur has already supported two clinics in the conflict zone of Eastern Ukraine in 2015-2018.
Emergency shelter in a gymnasium in Ukraine
Our engagement in Ukraine
While at the start of our work we primarily provided emergency aid and supplied hospitals with urgently needed medications, bandages, medical instruments, and baby food, our focus today is on supporting internally displaced persons (IDPs).
A key component of our current work is the operation and expansion of shelters. For example, we operate a women’s and family shelter in Dnipro. There, residents not only find safe housing but also have access to social, legal, and medical counseling. Many of the women use this support to gradually build a new, self-determined life for themselves.
In addition, we are active in other shelters, particularly in western Ukraine, such as in the Chernivtsi region. There, we are expanding our capacity to respond to the growing number of people seeking refuge.
Given the repeated attacks on energy infrastructure, ensuring the supply of electricity and heat is also a key component of our assistance. Among other things, we provide support by supplying generators.
In addition, we continue to provide medical assistance—for example, by procuring and transporting urgently needed equipment such as dialysis machines, as well as by shipping emergency and training equipment to particularly affected regions near the front lines.
What happens next
Der Krieg hält an, die Berichterstattung lässt nach. Doch wir bleiben an der Seite der Menschen. Die Lage in der Ukraine ist katastrophal und weiterhin unvorhersehbar. Wir werden alles in unserer Macht Stehende tun, um den Menschen dort beizustehen. We report on current developments in our project reports and newsletter.