The aim of the project is to build the capacity of PhD students and young researchers so that they effectively can contribute to strengthen the health systems, especially for children and adolescents in deoccupied territories in Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine has created an unprecedented pressure on the health system. Parts of the health system has been destroyed during the war and special needs have arisen that the health system was not originally built to handle. PhD students and young researchers can contribute to health systems strengthening if their capacity is built in an adequate way. However, during the war there are limited possibilities for PhD students to access training and to further develop as researchers.
A core group of Ukrainian PhD students and their supervisors will take active part in seminars and workshops arranged, some on site in Sweden and others online. They will be part of planning executing and evaluating all activities and are also the beneficiaries of the activities together with a larger group of PhD students and young researchers who participate in certain activities online. Among the activities are study visits and meetings with WHO Kiev office.