Palliative care in times of war is even more necessary for patients as in peacetime. The state should understand this. An interesting round table was held in Ivano-Frankivsk on the topic: "palliative care in Ukraine and in the world. Topical issues of providing palliative and hospice care in Ukraine under martial law: development, problems and ways to solve them" For 25 years, the Ivano-Frankivsk regional clinical palliative Center has existed with the constant leader Lyudmila Andriishin and Irina Slugotska, who takes over the baton and is one of the best in Ukraine. The exchange of views and experience during these eight months of the war was invaluable. It is very positive that a whole galaxy of leaders has appeared in other regions, and this, in my opinion, is the greatest achievement in this difficult direction. Therefore, in his speech, he focused on the tasks that we need to solve together.
The most difficult thing in today's conditions is for palliative patients, people who, for various reasons, can no longer live alone. Therefore, it is important to support such people, as well as their families, and provide them with at least a minimal quality of life, full-fledged anesthesia, care, heat treatment, etc.
One of the criteria for the future of Ukraine, for which our soldiers stand and give their lives, is highly developed palliative care. Despite the problems, it is necessary to develop the palliative care system, consolidate the efforts of state bodies and communities in providing assistance to all those who need it. Therefore, many thanks for their associate work to all those who remained loyal to this noble and elite cause. May the Lord protect you all. God and Ukraine are with us!
