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((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV Ukrainian Refugees Health NYC – Solomko
HEADLINE: NYC Volunteers Set Up Health Care for Ukrainian Refugees
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PUBLISHED AT:01/xx/24 at
BYLINE: Iryna Solomko
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: New York
VIDEOGRAPHER: Pavlo Terekhov
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SCRIPT EDITORS: KEnochs; Baragona
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA + Agencies TBD
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __
TRT: 2:47
VID APPROVED BY: KE
TYPE: TVPKG
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[[For Ukrainians who fled the war and came to the United States, getting access to the health care system remains one of the biggest challenges. To help refugees in New York, a group of volunteers organized a health fair where Ukrainians can receive the medical care they need. Iryna Solomko has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.]]
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Yuliia Gladirenko ((pronounced glad-ee-RENK-oh)) came to New York just a few weeks ago, through the United for Ukraine U.S. immigration program. Gladirenko is seven months pregnant. Right before she left Ukraine, she learned she had gestational diabetes.
((Yuliia Gladirenko, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((UKR))
“I haven’t had time to get medical insurance, so I came here to the fair – I needed to see how my baby handled the long trip to the U.S.”
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This is the third such medical fair held for Ukrainian refugees in New York by a charity called Help Ukraine Center USA, together with the Trans-Atlantic Medical Relief Foundation.
The charity foundation was founded in 2016 by Dr. Shawn Yunayev, ((pronounced: yoo-NAH-yev)) an obstetrics and gynecology specialist. Yunayev was born in Lviv, and his family immigrated to the United States when he was still a baby.
((Dr. Shawn Yunayev, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialist)) ((ENG))
“We realized that there was only so much that we could do as far as raising money and equipment, and we realized that more and more people were arriving in the United States with no medical care.”
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Workers here say every time this mobile clinic is open, between 40 and 50 people come to see a doctor. Yunayev says most of the refugees who come here are older people with chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes and asthma, and need medication quick.
((Dr. Shawn Yunayev, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialist)) ((ENG))
“The least we can give them is some degree of medication that they can live with for a certain period of time, until they establish health insurance and permanent stay here in the United States.”
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Oksana Malinovska came to the U.S. from Ukraine a year ago. Today she has health insurance, but she still has trouble figuring the American healthcare system out, as well as talking to doctors in English.
((Oksana Malinovska, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((UKR))
“I’d love to talk with Ukrainian doctors who speak the language. On top of that, American doctors see our concerns a little differently – they have a different approach here…”
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Pregnant Yuliia Gladirenko says seeing Yunayev and his colleagues made her feel a lot better.
((Yuliia Gladirenko, Ukrainian Refugee)) ((UKR))
“The doctors looked at my baby – listened to the heartbeat, looked at my medical papers I brought from Ukraine, told me what my next steps should be.”
((Dr. Shawn Yunayev, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialist)) ((ENG))
“We’re planning to help her gain insurance through one of the Medicaid HMOs. As far as my professional service, I don’t plan to charge her anything.”
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Volunteers with the Help Ukraine Center USA are already planning the next medical fair and say they hope to keep holding them as long as Ukrainian refugees need them.
((For Iryna Solomko in New York, Anna Rice, VOA News))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)Iryna Solomko
Embargo DateJanuary 29, 2024 11:30 EST
BylineNew York
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
