Yurii KOTSULIVSKYI

[ region ]

Vinnytsia

20 / 06 / 2018

Head of the Maternity Department at the Vinnytsia Rayon Hospital, Vinnytsia

[ topic ] Health

The risk associated with pregnancy is 6 times higher in Ukraine than in Switzerland.

Switzerland’s engagement to improving maternal and child health helped to prevent 1 out of 3 deaths of women in pregnancy and childbirth.

This is the only modern gynaecological department in the district. To put things into perspective, we deal with about 80,000 inhabitants and all consultations take place here. Patients may rest afterwards on one of the beds in the next room. Only the medical staff are allowed in here. We have done it all so that women don’t have to worry for even a second. We have worked on this approach over the years. Thanks to continuous training, we have understood the logic of Swiss methods and we have implemented them here. It is for sure a big improvement compared to the former system we had… Patients used to have to wait in the corridor. Consultations were not really pleasant and women were reluctant to trust doctors.

This is the only modern gynecological department in the district. We have done it all so that women don’t have to worry for even a second.

Thanks to our improvements, the psychological impact and care for women, namely for pregnant women, is fundamentally different. Now we can tackle any kind of issue here, from hygiene to contraception. All consultations are confidential. The staff are here to help rather than to lecture patients, as it used to be the case. Moreover we work in optimal conditions after we renovated our offices according to best Swiss standards. We still have some issues to resolve but who doesn’t? Step by step though, we are working on building trust with our patients.

Since 24th February 2022

Yurii Kotsulivskyi's situation is not known since February 24, 2022. Switzerland has intensified its efforts to support Ukraine and Ukrainians despite tragic circumstances. We work together for a peaceful, safe and prosperous Ukraine.

after

24 feb 2022

What else is Switzerland doing for Ukraine?

Switzerland has been assisting those impacted through various means – from humanitarian aid, humanitarian demining and financial support to granting protection status S to individuals from Ukraine seeking refuge. By 15 February 2024, the Swiss federal government had spent a total of around 3 billion Swiss francs to support Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland and people in Ukraine.

In 2022, Switzerland organised the first Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano and launched the political process to help Ukraine rebuild. The Summit on Peace in Ukraine, held in Switzerland in 2024, set up a path towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. In the longer term, the Federal Council aims to allocate 1.5 billion Swiss francs to support Ukraine's recovery efforts by 2028.

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