As part of programs providing free consultations to socially vulnerable citizens with doctors of various specialties and targeted assistance to citizens in obtaining necessary medications, Nikolai Militsa, head of the Health and Mercy Charitable Foundation, together with cardiologist Sergei Podluzhny, visited the home of 2nd-group war veteran Evgeniya Sergeyevna Girnyk.
The medical examination included a discussion with the patient about her health, measuring her blood pressure and other basic parameters, performing an electrocardiogram, etc.
Technically, such an examination could have been performed by specialists below the rank of Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Chief Surgeon of the Zaporizhzhia Region N.N. Militsa, and Chief Regional Cardiologist S.G. Podluzhny. However, according to Mykola Militsa, it was an honor for him to personally visit and support the former front-line nurse, a war and labor veteran who worked in public education for thirty years.
“Furthermore, as the head of the Health and Mercy Foundation, it is crucial for me to directly conduct a personal examination of patients who are socially vulnerable, in order to understand which aspects of this activity are important and what needs to be taken into account in the future to ensure this assistance is as effective as possible.”
Along with an examination and health recommendations for Evgenia Sergeevna, who, for her age—she’s 105—is remarkably clear-headed, the guests provided her with the necessary medications free of charge. And, of course, the official part of the meeting was complemented by fruit and heart-to-heart talk.
“We talk a lot about our physical health,” Nikolai Militsa noted, “but we often forget about mental health. In this sense, Evgenia Sergeevna is a remarkable example of someone who, having crossed the 100-year mark, managed to maintain a clear mind and warmth of spirit, and in terms of health, in certain respects, can give some younger people a run for their money.”
Summarizing the visit, the head of the Health and Mercy Charitable Foundation noted the importance of developing programs for free admission of socially vulnerable citizens – especially given the conditions of life in a frontline city, the enormous psychological stress, and the high workload of the city’s medical institutions.