Ukraine: Specialized Care Opens New Possibilities for Ukrainians With Disabilities

Country: Ukraine Source: Direct Relief Ukrainian-Israeli nonprofit FRIDA, with support from Direct Relief, is bringing specialty care through volunteer physicians to vulnerable patients in Ukraine. By Nick Allen Behind a long garden wall in Znamianka, central Ukraine, 150 children and adults between the ages of four and 35 with developmental or physical disabilities live in a close-knit residential community. Since November 2025, they and around 300 residents of three other facilities have received specialist physi