Czechia Offers to Treat Children from Bombed Ukrainian Hospital

Czechia has offered to take in and treat child cancer patients displaced by Russia’s deadly missile strike that destroyed part of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday.

This assistance was discussed by the presidents of both countries, Volodymyr Zelensky and Petr Pavel, at the ongoing NATO summit in Washington.

At least 42 people were killed in the massive Russian daytime barrage in multiple Ukrainian cities. The Okhmatdyt children’s hospital, including its childhood cancer ward, was hit during the onslaught.

Pictures on social media showed parents comforting bloodied children and rescuers digging bodies from amidst the building’s rubble.

Transporting patients to the Czech Republic is logistically expensive and is usually chosen when adequate care cannot be provided locally.

For example, an 18-month-old girl from Lviv, who suffered extensive burns in March 2022, was treated in Prague and eventually discharged home.

Initially, Czech representatives also offered Ukraine financial humanitarian aid to repair the destroyed hospital and provide medicines.

The Czech Ministry of Health stated they are currently waiting for their counterparts in Kyiv to send a list of needed materials, medicines, and other medical supplies.

The Russian strike came before NATO leaders gathered in Washington, DC for a summit this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was also in the US capital and urged the NATO leaders to act promptly in standing up to Russian aggression.

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