Revitalizing Rehabilitation: A New Project for Ukrainian Patients
On November 4, 2025, a four-year Ukrainian-Swiss project entitled «TRUE — Trauma Rehabilitation for Ukraine» was launched, aimed at improving the modern rehabilitation system in the country. This was reported by the charity fund “Patients of Ukraine”.
Due to the war, approximately 250,000 Ukrainian patients require quality rehabilitation services each year.
The project will run until 2029, with funding from Switzerland amounting to nearly 9 million Swiss francs.
TRUE is funded by Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and will be implemented by the Ukrainian charity fund «Patients of Ukraine» and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH).
The relevant document for the project launch was signed in Kyiv by the Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko and the Delegate of the Swiss Federal Council for Ukraine, Ambassador Jacques Gerber, who is currently on a working visit to Ukraine.
TRUE will assist in building a person-centered and sustainable rehabilitation system based on a capable network of healthcare facilities that provide free assistance under the Medical Guarantees Program.
The project will support the introduction of quality international practices and the development of national expertise, enabling Ukrainians to receive quality rehabilitation in their hospitals for free and return to active life.
To achieve this, the project will work on improving legislation, regulatory frameworks, and standards in the field of rehabilitation, as well as directly enhancing rehabilitation services on the ground.
In particular, TRUE will modernize higher education in rehabilitation, enhance the qualifications of specialists through training courses, workshops, and experience exchange. It will also assist medical institutions with modern rehabilitation equipment and assistive devices.
Special attention will be given to creating clear patient pathways — from hospital beds to returning home and receiving social services.
