Ukrainian doctor struggles with lack of resources
Family doctor Dmitriy Rozumiy struggles to bridge the gap between what his patients in rural Ukraine need and what the country's cash-strapped healthcare system can provide.
His clinic in the village of Ivankovichy, 35 kilometres outside Kiev, uses Soviet-era medical equipment and lacks basic supplies. Life expectancy in Ukraine is on average five years shorter than the European average, according to the World Health Organization.
Doctor Rozumiy examines a patient.
Images of religious icons are displayed alongside old equipment.
Doctor Rozumiy shops in a supermarket with his children.
Doctor Rozumiy helps his children with their homework.
Medical records of patients are stored on shelves.
Doctor Rozumiy interacts with a woman while examining a baby.
Doctor Rozumiy examines a patient at her home.
A patient waits during a visit from doctor Rozumiy.
A woman stands outside an auto shop.
Doctor Rozumiy drives to see a patient near the village.
A man stands in icy water as part of a religious ceremony during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations.
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Ivankovichy is far from unique. Hospitals across the country of 42 million are crumbling, underpayment of medical staff has prompted many to quit and Ukraine's vaccination rate is one of the worst in Europe.
