Directly at the border crossing points with Ukraine through which war refugees pass, there is a working team of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, led by the General Director of the Crisis Management Section Ildikó Kukanová. He, in cooperation with the head of the Clinic of Infectology and Geographic Medicine UNB Alena Koščálová, aims to define the necessary scope of health care provision at borders and hotspots. The Health Department evaluates the effectiveness of individual actions to help refugees from Ukraine to avoid overloading the existing health system intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The system is evaluated according to current developments and will adapt flexibly to changes. The MZ SR also sees the need for cooperation with humanitarian and voluntary organisations operating at border crossing points. The Ministry stresses that health care for our citizens remains fully preserved as before. The necessary scope of health care has already been applied to the construction of an extended hotspot, which was opened yesterday in Michalovce. The intervention team of the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the University of St. Elizabeth. On the first night of the hotspot operation in Michalovce 11 war refugees were treated. At every border crossing point through which war refugees pass, urgent health care provided by the Rescue Health Service is provided. The intervention team MZ SR and the doctor are also added at the crossings in Great Slemencov and Ubli. Internet counseling experts IPčko.sk provide war refugees with the necessary psychosocial assistance in a crisis situation.
The total number of patients treated is still low. The most common health complications with which war refugees from Ukraine seek medical assistance at borders or hotspots are high blood pressure, cold or exhaustion. People with more serious diagnoses are transported to hospitals or specialised facilities as needed.