In February, in response to the escalation of the war in Ukraine, we opened a logistics centre in Poland, through which we supply our medical humanitarian operations in Ukraine, and organise transit for our teams entering and leaving the war-struck country.

Since July, we have been supporting a pilot DR-TB treatment programme run by the Ministry of Health, coordinated by the Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, in Warsaw and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO). The programme is designed to provide a new outpatient model of care for DR-TB in Poland. In addition, we donated essential medicines to enable health facilities to implement the latest WHO treatment recommendations.  

Our teams also provide continuity of treatment for Ukrainian refugees with TB, by linking them to medical facilities and offering psychological and social support.  

In November, our teams returned to Podlasie region, near the border with Belarus, to respond to the basic medical needs of migrants and refugees. We continue to carry out these activities in close cooperation with other organisations and civil society groups.