170. Gennadiy Druzenko - Saving Lives by Treating and Evacuating Injured Ukrainians on the Frontline

Today I’m speaking with Gennadiy Druzenko Co-founder and Chairman of
Pirogov, the First Volunteer Mobile Hospital; set up in 2019, and now a
crucial player in supporting Ukraine’s response to Russian aggression
and the casualties that result from it. In civilian life, Gennadiy is a
constitutional scholar focusing on constitutional design and comparative
constitutional law with both academic and governmental experience.

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LINKS:
https://www.medbat.org.ua/en/about-pfvmh/
https://www.razomforukraine.org/partner-projects/pfvmh/
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PIROGOV FIRST VOLUNTEER MOBILE HOSPITAL
PFVMH) is a non-governmental organization of civilian healthcare
professionals saving lives by treating and evacuating injured Ukrainian
people on the frontline of the war in Ukraine.

Both Razom and PFVMH were born out of the Revolution of Dignity in late
2013-beginning of 2014. When then pro-russian government dared to use
force − beating and shooting peaceful protestors in the heart of Kyiv −
doctors, medical professionals and volunteers responded. They set up
improvised medical brigades and later formed underground hospitals to
help the victims. In December 2014, PFVMH started helping Ukrainian
defenders to repel the occupation of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

From day one of the full-scale war, PFVMH volunteers have been first on
the scene in combat zones across the country, risking their lives to
treat injured civilians and combatants, and carrying out evacuations.
PFVMH team is unique in that they operate on the wounded, sew them and
evacuate to the hospitals from the most dangerous zones. Sometimes
experienced doctors face such severe injuries for the first time. But
they do their best to save lives of their patients.