Aim of the project

To strengthen complex rehabilitation (medical, psychosocial and social) services in Ukraine. 

Project activities and status

1. Organisation of trainings per needs of rehabilitation centres under the Programme aimed at improving and development of the complex rehabilitation services;
2. Assisting in establishment of the Training Centre in Lviv rehabilitation centre;
3. Improvement of psychosocial and social rehabilitation;
4. Standardization of innovative rehabilitation services for maintaining an objective assessment of the rehabilitation services provision.

In November–December 2024, the project partner, the Human rights center for military personnel and veterans “PRYNCYP,” conducted two analyses. These include:

• comprehensive analysis of key stakeholders in the healthcare sector of Ukraine, detailing their roles in improving rehabilitation services for veterans;
• analysis of educational needs of rehabilitation teams through interviews with key healthcare professionals, focusing on both hard and soft skills.

The trainings for rehabilitation specialists are being implemented according to the coordinated plan for 2025–2026, following the already completed:

• The first training on the functions of multidisciplinary teams in rehabilitation in Ukraine took place in December 2024.
• The second training for specialists of multidisciplinary teams covering burn injuries rehabilitation was held in April 2025. Participants received the corresponding certificated of registered Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training.
• Late April – early May, 2025, a trainings covering Mulligan manual therapy concept was organized for specialists from Lviv, Dnipro, and Zhytomyr.
• The third training for specialists of multidisciplinary teams was held in June 2025 covering rehabilitation mangnment for patients ffected by blast injuries and with complications after spinal cord damage. .

Additionally:

• In March 2025, an assessment of rehabilitation process management was conducted at the Lviv rehabilitation center.
• In April 2025, a visit by specialists from the Lviv rehabilitation center “Unbroken” was held in Lithuania, including a session on developing the center’s quality control indicators (KPIs).
• May-July 2025, a mapped rehabilitation process with recommendations for improvement was provided to Lviv rehabilitation center “Unbroken”, together with the drafted rehabilitation process standard operating procedure, protocol analysis, recommendations, and rehabilitation process KPI’s measurement plan for standardization of the quality.