Drug Users, Others Left With Few Health Care Options In War-Torn East Ukraine

Inter Press Service: Marginalized Groups Struggle to Access Health Care in Conflict-Torn East Ukraine
“With international organizations warning that East Ukraine is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe as its health system collapses, marginalized groups are among those facing the greatest struggle to access even basic health care in the war-torn region. … These have included opioid substitution therapy (OST) programs available to drug users across the country…” (Stracansky, 1/28).

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