In Ukraine, both soldiers and civilians die when they do not receive qualified care in time. For those who remain in villages near the front, minor problems can become life-threatening without medicine and medical contact.
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Seema chose to finish her medical studies in Canada and now goes to cities along the front. SVT’s team in Kramatorsk went along when patients were examined and given medication.
– The patients give us raspberries and tomatoes that they have grown, we ask them not to, but they continue, she says and gets a hug from one of the patients.
She runs the business entirely herself and is financed through voluntary contributions. But over time, donors have become increasingly difficult to find and Seema has had to cut back on the number of visits to the front from three to twice a week.
Follow along to the health center on the front line in the clip.