Local residents, internally displaced women, mobility-impaired patients, and individuals with disabilities, can receive medical assistance here, also for clinical management of rape, as the clinic is equipped with modern equipment and all necessary materials. Today, we will show you how the Inclusive Barrier-Free Gynaecological Surgery Room in the Donetsk region operates.

The Inclusive Barrier-Free Gynaecological Surgery Room. Photo by «East Format».
 

An essential requirement for the operation of the Inclusive Barrier-Free Gynaecological Surgery Room is the ability to receive patients around the clock, as explained by the Acting Director of the City Clinical Hospital in Sloviansk, Valentina Ivanivna Galushchenko. This posed some challenges, as with the onset of the full-scale war, the maternity hospital within the hospital closed due to a lack of specialists who had to flee the city. 

Gynecologist and Acting Director of the City Clinical Hospital in Sloviansk,Valentina Ivanivna Galushchenko. Photo by «East Format».

The consultations are confidential, and entirely free of charge. Patients do not need to purchase any materials; UNFPA provide these for the doctors.

The Inclusive Barrier-Free Gynaecological Surgery Room is fully equipped with all the necessary tools and equipment. Photo by «East Format».

According to Lydia Viktorivna, the gynecological chair in this clinic is one of the best in Sloviansk, even better than what's available in the maternity hospital. The chair is equipped with mechanisms that adjust its size to fit the patient's height, it has adjustable head and footrests, a powerful examination lamp, and a nearby touch-sensitive device for hand disinfection. All of these features are designed to facilitate quick and comfortable patient examinations.

Dr. Lydia Viktorivna Agamiryan, an obstetrician-gynecologist in the Inclusive Barrier-Free Gynaecological Surgery Room, highlights the quality of the gynecological chair in the clinic. Photo by «East Format».

She considers it to be one of the best in Sloviansk, even surpassing what's available in the maternity hospital. The chair is equipped with mechanisms that adjust its size to fit the patient's height, it has adjustable head and footrests, a powerful examination lamp, and a nearby touch-sensitive device for hand disinfection. All of these features are designed to facilitate quick and comfortable patient examinations.

The chair in the Inclusive Barrier-Free Gynaecological Surgery Room. Photo by «East Format».

The SRH mobile health unit and inclusive barrier-free gynaecological surgery rooms operate as part of the humanitarian response activities by the United Nations Population Fund, with financial support from the European Union (EU), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, France, and the Republic of Korea.

The material was prepared by the publication «Eastern Format» and UNFPA Ukraine.