It became known that Ukrainians who found refuge in Poland got access to medical care in this country on an equal basis with its citizens.
This is reported by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
‘For this, you need to have a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine, in which there is a mark about crossing the border after February 24, 2022. If you crossed the border without a foreign passport – a document confirming the date of crossing the Polish border by Polish services. The provision of medical care for Ukrainians is free of charge,’ the message reads.
You should also register on the territory of the Polish state: get refugee status or temporary protection status, as well as an analogue of the Ukrainian identification number – PESEL. It is this number that gives Ukrainians access to health care services on a permanent basis, to social assistance, etc.
Poland provided Ukrainians with free access to medical care at all levels: basic medical care – visits to family doctors, calling an ‘ambulance’, specialized outpatient care, diagnostic tests (as directed by a doctor), treatment in a hospital, psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation (except resorts) , dental services.
Citizens of Ukraine, children and youth under the age of 19 are also entitled to receive free preventive vaccinations according to the Polish Program of preventive vaccinations. For this, you should contact your family doctor and get an appropriate referral.
In addition, pregnant Ukrainian women who crossed the border with Poland after February 24, 2022 have the right to free pregnancy management, childbirth and newborn care in Polish medical institutions that have signed a contract with the NFZ. To do this, you need to register at an obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic.
We will remind you that according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, almost 4.7 million people have left Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion (as of April 12). The majority went to Poland – according to the UN, there are almost 2.7 million such people.
