More than 75% of wounded return to duty after rehabilitation - Deputy Defense Minister

16:39, 27.07.2024 1 min read

In Ukraine, the percentage of servicemen returning to duty after rehabilitation is very high, said Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Natalia Kalmykova.

"We have a very high percentage of high-quality rehabilitation, returning to duty. This is also noted by Western partners, those countries that have never had such experience as this war. This is more than 75% of the wounded. They are after injuries of varying severity," she said at a briefing on the sidelines of the first annual international congress on military medicine and mental health "Warrior: life, health, combat readiness."

The deputy minister also noted that today almost every healthcare institution has multidisciplinary teams and rehabilitation.

"As soon as treatment begins, rehabilitation begins immediately. It's not something that happens later. Rehabilitation is now implemented in all institutions, both civilian and military," she explained.