Summary of our activities in 2025

Ukraine

Neonatal Project

In Ukraine, we are implementing a project to strengthen neonatal and obstetric care in more than 20 hospitals, supporting medical personnel working under the conditions of an ongoing war. The activities include specialized training in infection treatment, newborn care, and workplace safety in crisis situations. We also equip facilities with modern diagnostic equipment enabling faster detection and treatment of serious infections. We are doing everything possible to ensure that the quality of patient care and the safety of mothers, children, and medical staff remain at the highest level.

Mobile Clinics

In response to the ongoing immense humanitarian needs in Ukraine—particularly in areas close to the front line, where access to medical care is severely limited—we operate mobile clinics in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions. They primarily reach older people, people with disabilities, and all those who cannot safely leave their towns and villages. Medical teams provide medical consultations, pharmaceutical support, psychological assistance, and diagnostics through a mobile laboratory—offering daily, direct support to those who no longer have access to outpatient clinics or primary care physicians.

Gaza Strip

In the Gaza Strip, we focused on providing specialized medical assistance by financing and organizing deployments of doctors who serve on rotations at a hospital in Deir al-Balah. Our support enabled safe and efficient rotations of medical teams from Jordan, assisting a facility operating under conditions of extreme shortages of equipment, medicines, and staff.

In the face of a dramatic humanitarian situation and the severely limited functioning of the healthcare system, the presence of experienced doctors remains one of the key elements in saving the lives of the most vulnerable patients. In 2026, we continue our medical assistance for the Gaza Strip, focusing on the treatment and rehabilitation of people injured during attacks on the civilian population in the enclave.

Palestine

In the West Bank, in nine of the most marginalized Bedouin communities in Area C, we are implementing a project that ensures regular access to primary healthcare, psychosocial support, and health education. A fully equipped mobile clinic reaches areas with severely limited access to public services each week, providing medical consultations, women’s healthcare, diagnostics, and support for those in the most difficult situations.

At the same time, we carry out activities aimed at strengthening the well-being of children and families by creating safe spaces for psychosocial activities and building local capacities in caring for physical and emotional health. The project not only responds to urgent needs but also contributes to long-term improvements in the quality of life of communities that face exclusion and harassment by settlers.

Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, in the South-West Shoa region, we support the sustainable improvement of neonatal and obstetric care, focusing on St. Luke Catholic Hospital in Wolisso—a key facility serving over one million people in the region. As part of the project, we train medical staff in perinatal care and the treatment of newborns with medical complications.

We also provide direct medical consultations and equip hospital wards with specialized equipment, strengthening the safety of mothers and children in the most critical cases. Thanks to the cooperation between Polish and Ethiopian medical professionals, the quality of care for newborns in life-threatening conditions and for children suffering from severe malnutrition has improved. A strengthened and well-trained local team is now better able to respond to complex medical situations, saving the lives and health of Ethiopian mothers and children.

Senegal

In Senegal, the project focuses on improving maternal and child health and strengthening food security for families in three health districts: Diakhao, Gossass, and Niakhar, with a combined population of approximately 400,000 people. Over the past year, activities included strengthening healthcare infrastructure—building new maternity wards, equipping health centers and malnutrition treatment centers, and outfitting the neonatal unit at the regional hospital in Fatick—significantly increasing the survival chances of newborns.

At the same time, we carried out extensive community-based activities, including home visits, vaccinations, and the distribution of therapeutic food. As part of our educational and preventive efforts, we organized cooking demonstrations and supported the creation of local self-help groups and community child granaries, which help improve food security within the communities.

Colombia

In Colombia, in the Kennedy district of Bogotá, we provide access to healthcare for pregnant women—primarily migrants from Venezuela who remain outside the public healthcare system. We run a gynecological clinic and a mobile unit, offering prenatal consultations, ultrasound examinations, laboratory diagnostics, and testing for infectious diseases, as well as free treatment and supplementation when irregularities are detected.

The project also includes early identification of high-risk pregnancies and close cooperation with local health institutions, ensuring that women requiring specialized care are referred to public hospitals.

Medical Volunteering

The year 2025 was a period of intensive activity within our medical volunteering program, focused primarily on the strategic support of the Mission Hospital in Katondwe, Zambia. Seven missions were carried out, including one that expanded our activities to St. Walburg’s Hospital in Nyangao, Tanzania. We provided support across key specialties—from neonatology and gynecology to surgery and anesthesiology—responding directly to the identified needs of local facilities.

Our volunteers’ deployments resulted in safely conducted deliveries and successful medical procedures, but also in hands-on training for local medical staff—ensuring that as much knowledge and expertise as possible remains in place for the long term.

Polish Medical Mission Emergency Team

The year 2025 was a time of intensive operations and strengthened operational readiness for the Polish Medical Mission Emergency Team, both in Poland and abroad. The team carried out medical missions in Africa, supported people affected by flooding in southern Poland, and provided medical coverage for mass events and local initiatives—combining direct assistance with educational activities.

At the same time, the team continued to build its capacity through field exercises, specialized trainings, and the recruitment of new members. It also refined its procedures and advanced its preparations for WHO certification.