Rutgers researchers expose war's toll on Ukraine's hospitals

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Rutgers researchers, aided by international collaborators, have tracked the devastation war has made on Ukraine's hospital system.

May 17 2024Rutgers University Rutgers researchers, aided by international collaborators, have tracked the devastation war has made on Ukraine's hospital system.

The war has devastated Ukraine's hospital system, leaving it ill-equipped to meet the needs of a population in crisis. This research helps illuminate the realities facing hospitals in war-affected regions-;and their dire need for support." Hospitals also reported supply-chain disruptions impacting essential equipment and pharmaceuticals, shortages of laboratory test kits, delayed delivery of crucial medications, medication storage problems caused by power outages, reductions in staff numbers and increased hours hospital staff were required to work.

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