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The Canada Ukraine Surgical Aid Program or CUSAP is a mission of Canadian doctors led by Dr. Oleh Antonyshyn, a Canadian plastic surgeon of Ukrainian descent.[1] Initiated by the Canada-Ukraine Foundation in 2014 following the Revolution of Dignity, CUSAP's volunteer doctors provide free treatment to patients, while the Canada-Ukraine Foundation covers operating costs.[2][3][4]

From 2014 to 2022, the mission was based in Kyiv. In 2022, with the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the surgical assistance program was relocated to the hospital in Czeładz, Poland.[5][6][7]

History

In April 2014, after the shootings on the Maidan, a Ukrainian-American physician, activist, and philanthropist Ulana Suprun, who served as Director of Humanitarian Initiatives for the Ukrainian World Congress, appealed to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation for medical assistance to Ukrainians wounded during the Revolution of Dignity.[2][8][9][10]

In March 2014, to assess the state of affairs and the possibilities of medical assistance, the Canada-Ukraine Foundation organized a trip of several representatives of the organization who had medical specialization, including Dr. Oleh Antonyshyn,[10] a plastic surgeon at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, professor in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Toronto, and a member of the Canadian Ukrainian diaspora.[2][11]

The delegation visited several hospitals in Kyiv where Ukrainians with severe injuries were treated and also visited hospitals in Donetsk.[9] After visiting at least 20 hospitals across Ukraine, Oleh Antonyshyn and the leadership of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation established the Canada Ukraine Medical missions. After eight years, it was renamed to the Canada Ukraine Surgical Aid Program (CUSAP).[2][9]

In November of the same year, at the invitation of Antonyshyn, 25 volunteer surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses arrived in Ukraine from Canada to carry out a mission to treat patients who were injured during the Revolution of Dignity and those who were wounded in Eastern Ukraine.[12][13] The medical team was assembled across Canada, including Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto. More than 60 patients from Ukraine with complex post-traumatic defects and deformities were consulted. A total of 37 reconstructive surgeries were performed on 30 patients.[2][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "У Польщі канадські медики повертають обличчя пораненим українцям". Громадське радіо (in Ukrainian). 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Катовіце ми не бачили". Monitor Wolynski (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  3. ^ "B.C. surgeon volunteers in Poland to help war victims wounded in Ukraine | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ Jeznach, Karolina (May 20, 2023). "Doctors Reconstruct Faces of Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ^ "Czeladź – Canada Ukraine Surgical Aid Program". www.mp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  6. ^ "Pomoc żołnierzom z Ukrainy w szpitalu w Czeladzi. Tu jest baza programu pomocy chirurgicznej Kanada-Ukraina". wKatowicach.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  7. ^ "W Czeladzi trwa misja kanadyjskich lekarzy. Operują oni ofiary wojny w Ukrainie". www.eska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  8. ^ "Katowic nie widzieliśmy". Monitor Wolynski (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  9. ^ a b c "Хірургічний десант доктора Антонишина. Як канадські лікарі допомагають робити пластичні операції важкопораненим українцям". Українська правда. Життя (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  10. ^ a b Bonner, Brian (2020-10-17). "United by Ukraine: Meet Dr. Oleh Antonyshyn, a Toronto surgeon who saves Ukrainian soldiers - Oct. 17, 2020". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  11. ^ Vega, Tamara de la (2018-08-06). "MAHC adds plastic surgery to its surgical specialties". Huntsville Doppler. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  12. ^ "Toronto doctor leads team to help wounded in Ukraine". CBC News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  13. ^ "Canadian Medical Mission to Ukraine". hromadske.ua. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  14. ^ "Mission: Reconstruction". Peace Arch News. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  15. ^ Diakunchak, Yuriy (2014-11-21). "Building Community. Будуємо громаду.: CUF Medical Mission to Ukraine". Building Community. Будуємо громаду. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
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