The BGV Charity Fund and Estonia implemented a program for free prosthetics for Ukrainians

The Ukrainian BGV Charity Fund, together with the Government of Estonia, implemented a joint program for free prosthetics and rehabilitation of Ukrainians who lost limbs as a result of hostilities in Ukraine. Prosthetics for Ukrainians — mainly defenders — takes place in Tallinn at one of Estonia’s most advanced medical institutions: Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla (East Tallinn Central Hospital). This medical center is one of the largest in the country, comprising seven clinics and employing over 2,500 staff members.

As part of the program, patients received state-of-the-art bionic electronic prostheses tailored individually to meet their specific needs, ensuring full symmetry and natural gait (for lower limb prosthetics). These prostheses are equipped with shock absorbers and multiple movable components for increased physical activity. They also feature a special mobile app that allows switching between walking and various sports modes, offering a high level of comfort and mobility. The cost of a single such prosthesis reaches €70,000–80,000.

“It is very important for us to help and support Ukraine. In cooperation with Ukrainians, we launched our project to provide rehabilitation and prosthetics services to Ukrainians who lost limbs due to injuries. And we are already working on the next projects to expand cooperation with Ukraine,” emphasized Dr. Heidi Alasepp, Deputy Secretary General for Health at the Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia.

Within the framework of the program from the BGV Charity Fund and the Government of Estonia, two Ukrainians have already received their prostheses and returned from Estonia to Ukraine in March, where they continue rehabilitation at domestic medical institutions. The first participants of the program were Taras Vynarchyk, an aerial reconnaissance officer of the 15th separate artillery reconnaissance brigade, who lost a leg in August during a mission to adjust artillery fire using a UAV; and Oleksandr Horokhivskyi from the Chernihiv region, who lost a limb during the siege of Chernihiv after sustaining a gunshot wound with complications.

For Ukrainians, prosthetics under the program is completely free of charge: production, installation, rehabilitation at the East Tallinn Central Hospital, and logistics are covered by the project’s initiators.

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