July 28, 2022 – The birth of a child is a joyous event but in the case of 30-year-old Vicky Shastoplov, a Ukrainian refugee, and resident of the suburbs outside of Haifa. Separated from her husband who remains in Ukraine for now, it was also a moment of sadness. Four months ago, a few weeks…
May 23, 2022 – Coordinators of a program to train licensed Eastern European physicians believe the program could potentially alleviate Israel’s physician and hospital intern shortage, while also saving on the time and costs involved to train more new doctors. The cost of medical studies to the State of Israel is estimated to be approximately…
April 28, 2022 – Members of the Israeli delegation to the Kochav Meir Field Hospital in Western Ukraine held a memorial service on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, at a killing field near the field hospital. A delegation of medical personnel at the Kochav Meir Field Hospital in Ukraine, headed by Deputy Director of…
March 28, 2022 – For almost four weeks now, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals have been volunteering 24/7 to staff a hotline for Ukrainian residents in need of mental health support. Jenia Pukshansky, a social worker and psychotherapist, is behind a private initiative to create a hotline offering psychological support for Ukrainian…
March 14, 2022 – Rambam Health Care Campus Nursing Administration employee Masha Bozhko speaks to the Israeli Hebrew-language news site “ynet”, sharing how she decided to rescue the son of her childhood friend from the war zone in Ukraine. Alexander “Sasha” Artushenko, a 16-year-old boy from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, has been left alone…
