Inna Yashchuk: The state should work for our fighters, adapting them to later life is our main goal
This was emphasized by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Inna Yashchuk during a meeting with the founder of the Protez Foundation Yuriy Aroshidze.
The main topic of the negotiations was the further cooperation of the department with the foundation on prosthetics of wounded soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system in the United States with further support, as well as the opportunity to exchange experience between doctors of health facilities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with Western partners.
At the beginning of the meeting, State Secretary Inna Yashchuk thanked the founder of the “Protez Foundation” Yuriy Aroshidze for all the assistance provided to the fighters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in particular in the issue of prosthetics and subsequent rehabilitation.
“The topic of prosthetics is very relevant for us. We communicate with the guys whose prosthetics you have, and they are all incredibly grateful, because they can gradually return to normal life. You inspire the fighters not only to recover, but also to move on. Moreover, some of them become world champions on a par with completely healthy people. Those who have been prosthetized by you are restorers in society, and for us this is the best indicator,” said Inna Yashchuk.
In turn, the founder of “Protez Foundation” Yuriy Aroshidze stressed that the main goal of the charitable foundation is to help Ukrainian fighters return to a full life even after the loss of a limb:
“Prosthetics is a restoration in society and the possibility of further self-realization. We are glad to be able to help your fighters return to a full life. After rehabilitation, they should not think that they have any limitations. Each of them has the right to calmly return to work, to his usual business.”
Yuriy Aroshidze also said that his foundation is currently studying in detail how prosthetics works around the world in order to improve this process in Ukraine.
Separately, Secretary of State Inna Yashchuk thanked partners for training in the United States for doctors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She stressed that this exchange of experience helps them adopt new techniques, which will be applied in particular to fighters undergoing rehabilitation:
“I am very happy about our cooperation, I want to say thank you very much, because just yesterday I visited our soldiers in hospitals, and saw doctors who were trained in the USA, and they were really inspired by the atmosphere and gained new experience.”
For his part, the founder of “Protez Foundation” Yuriy Aroshidze said that it is currently planned to organize such training in the United States for Ukrainian physiotherapists. In parallel, an online platform is being prepared so that any specialist can view the lecture data.
At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to further coordinate actions on the organization of prosthetics for the fighters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and further training for doctors. In addition, the partners discussed the preparation of the upcoming international conference for the exchange of experience in the field of adaptation of soldiers and prosthetics.
“We are grateful for your immediate interaction. It inspires the fighters, it is a real work of the heart. You can count on us to the maximum, because we have capabilities that can be expanded according to your needs,” said Yuriy Aroshidze, founder of the Protez Foundation.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
