AMDA Emergency Relief #56: Crisis in Ukraine, 13 May 2026
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The AMDA report delineates the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, detailing mobile health services offered to evacuees in cities like Chop. With rising local populations due to conflict-induced displacement, the report emphasizes the importance of health services for affected civilians amidst increasing strains on local resources.
Country: Ukraine Source: Association of Medical Doctors of Asia Please refer to the attached file. Activity Report: MedSpot (Hungary) - December 2025 - March 2026 “We are now visiting an evacuation center in Chop, a city known for the hub railway station in the westernmost part of Ukraine. Believe it or not, the next stop on the western side is Záhony in Hungary. Do you see how closely these two are located?” It was right at the time whenDr. András Spányik, who heads Hungarian medical organization MedSpot, was delivering mobile clinic services in Ukraine when this conversation took place with an AMDA representative during an online meeting. Based in Budapest, the Hungarian organization has been partnering with AMDA for quite some time, supporting Ukrainian evacuees since the outset of the humanitarian crisis. Mobile clinic services have been one of the organization’s core activities, in which its team visits several evacuation centers in western Ukraine for two days in a month. Because the regular online meeting with AMDA coincided with MedSpot’s mobile clinic, its nurses and staff members were seen busily caring for people at the shelter over the computer screen. Before the crisis began, Chop’s population was around 13,000. However, it increased to approximately 18,000 after about 4,500 people fled to the city for their safety due to the conflict. Currently, there are two evacuation centers in the city, each accommodating 75 people. At the time of the conversation, the team was at one of the two shelters, visiting there for the very first time. According to Dr. Spányik, although Chop has not experienced any direct military attacks, the financial burden on the city has been increasing since it accepted a large number of evacuees in such a short period. For this reason, MedSpot’s assistance has been welcomed by the evacuees, as their access to medical care has been limited. Originally from Donbas, one evacuee shared his feelings: “I was enjoying my life after retirement at my own house. But now, I’ve been living in this tiny room, and all I have with me are just two bags of belongings. Even now, fighting continues in my hometown. My life would have been peaceful after retirement, but I’ve lost everything and am making ends meet as a security guard for the time being. My family was separated because of this aggression. My daughters’ families are now living in Odessa and in the Netherlands, but my house is gone. I hope the conflict will end soon, but it doesn’t mean I have a place to go back to.” Also present at the online meeting was Chop’s city mayor. Expressing his gratitude for MedSpot’s contributions, the mayor said he could feel that Ukrainian people were not forgotten and emphasized that having partners overseas meant a lot. “The spirit of the samurai and the patience of Ukrainians are something we have in common,” he stressed. The mobile clinic held that day included health checkups, electrocardiograms, vital checks, and blood tests. Doctors also organized mental counselling and personal consultations. Through this partnership, MedSpot utilizes AMDA’s financial assistance to purchase medicines and medical supplies.