Association of Medical Doctors of ASIA, founded in 1984, Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC since 1995

Due to the occurrence of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, many Ukrainians sought refuge in the country’s western regions and overseas. Now that three years have passed, some of of those who had fled abroad have already returned to Ukraine. Yet, many have not been able to make their way home as fierce battles still continue in the eastern areas.

Activity Report (October 2024 – January 2025): City of Goodness (Ukraine)
 
Since August 2024, AMDA has been providing support to the City of Goodness, a Ukrainian medical charity active in western Ukraine bordering Romania.

The City of Goodness has been helping women and children who have evacuated from the eastern part of the country, which is close to war zones. In addition to providing them with a means of transportation, the organization has been accepting the evacuees at its own facility.
 
At the evacuation shelter which the City of Goodness

Activity Report (October 2024 – January 2025): St. Michael’s Center for Medical and Social Rehabilitation of Children (Ukraine)
 
As part of the ongoing assistance in response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, AMDA has been supporting St. Michael’s Center for Medical and Social Rehabilitation of Children, located in Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast, in the country’s western region. 
 
Founded in 2018, the hospital currently has 225 children registered for treatment. Up to 20 children have been receiving

Activity overview as of March 2024

Ever since the humanitarian crisis struck Ukraine in late February 2022, people

AMDA has been continuously providing assistance to those who have been forced to face the humanitarian crisis in Ukrainian war zones. As of now, AMDA is working with the following aid organizations based in Hungary and Ukraine.
 

1. “Varda Hagyomanyorzo, Kulturalis Egyesulet” (Hungary)

 “Varda Hagyomanyorzo, Kulturalis Egyesulet” (Varda) is a Hungarian aid organization active in the areas that are on the border with Ukraine. It has provided medical supplies,

Between 15 and 20 May 2023, two AMDA staff members visited Hungary to discuss further assistance for Ukrainian evacuees with its four local counterparts active in both Hungary and Ukraine. AMDA has extended a helping hand to those who sought refuge immediately after the outset of the crisis, sending 14 relief personnel in total for the relief work.

This time, the two met with the members of the aforementioned partner organizations in succession. The

Ever since the crisis struck Ukraine, AMDA has sent 14 aid workers to neighbouring Hungary from March to October 2022 to help Ukrainian evacuees that fled war zones. During that time, the staff members comprising five doctors, six nurses, and three coordinators engaged in aid work. It included medical relief activities, as well as the provision of food items, medical supplies, and other necessities.

In light of the protracted crisis, AMDA has been continuously working with Hungarian and

1) Shifting to local-driven relief efforts

AMDA has recently commissioned its Hungarian and Ukrainian local counterparts to primarily run the relief activities for Ukrainian evacuees, the project for which AMDA had mainly been responsible since the crisis began.

Beregsurany

Since September, AMDA’s Japanese nurse has been working at a help center for Ukrainian evacuees in Beregsurany, a Hungarian village on the border with Ukraine. Also serving as a coordinator, she was sent to Hungary as AMDA’s 10th batch of relief personnel.

The nurse has been mainly checking the health condition of the evacuees, while referring patients that need proper medical attention to local partner organizations. They include the Order of Malta that manages the entire center,

Beregsurany

On 8 September, a Japanese coordinator/nurse from AMDA Headquarters began her work at a help centre for Ukrainian evacuees in Beregsurany, a Hungarian village located on the border with Ukraine. It marked AMDA’s 10th dispatch of aid workers since this humanitarian relief started. The coordinator joined the preceding team, which had already been engaged in the work at the facility.

As of now, there seem to be quite a few cases of non-Ukrainian students (who were studying in Ukraine) crossing