Deployment of a telemedicine network in Ukraine

As part of the Ukraine Fund, a €200 million program dedicated to supporting the country’s reconstruction, C3Medical Consulting is deploying an assisted telemedicine network in Ukraine.

A total of 142 medical solutions from the French company Hopi Medical (60 FMC and 82 Limstar units), whose effectiveness has already been proven through several international projects (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan), have been installed across three regions – Rivne, Odesa, and Chernihiv – as well as within military brigades stationed on the front lines.

To successfully carry out this initiative, C3Medical Consulting relies on a local operational partner, the state-owned company Ezdorovya (E-Health), which supports the deployment process and provides training for Ukrainian healthcare professionals.

The project is funded by the French Treasury Department and pursues a key objective: to improve access to healthcare for both civilians and military personnel.

Beneficiary

Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Location
Eastern Europe
Duration
1 year
SectorPrimary Care
ServiceDigital transformation and e-health

Mission details

Context and Challenges

The war in Ukraine has severely weakened access to healthcare: medical infrastructure has been destroyed, roads are unsafe, and some facilities face a shortage of doctors (many having been mobilized to the front), while the population’s needs remain immense.

On the military side, the urgency is even greater. Wounded soldiers require prompt and specialized care, yet it is often impossible to have all the necessary medical specialties available on site.

The challenge is therefore twofold:

to guarantee civilians regular access to medical consultations enabling diagnosis and follow-up;
to improve the treatment of wounded soldiers near the front lines.

In this unstable context, solutions must combine efficiency, mobility, and flexibility.

Project Description

A contract was signed on April 1, 2025, between C3Medical Consulting and the Ukrainian Ministry of Health to deploy the entire project by the end of 2025, with the goal of rapidly improving access to healthcare.

The selection of beneficiary health centers was carried out jointly by the Ministry of Health and our partner E-Health, based on precise criteria: geographical distribution (to cover a broad population area), quality of connectivity, identified medical needs, and available resources.

The central objective of this project is to provide a sustainable response to the need for medical care access in an unstable environment.

Once the centers were selected and equipment delivered, E-Health teams conducted training sessions for technicians, assistants, and physicians. This phase, building on experience gained during the June training sessions, enables professionals to fully master these tools designed to eliminate distance between patients and caregivers.

The patient pathway is simple: through a dedicated application, the patient books an appointment at the nearest telemedicine center. On the day of the consultation, they are received by a telemedicine assistant, who performs the examination under the remote supervision of a physician. The doctor views, in real time, data transmitted by connected devices: patient video, audio, lung auscultation via stethoscope, ECG trace, dermatological examination via dermatoscope, and more.

For the military component, the system takes the form of portable medical cases (FMCs) placed at stabilization points, located a calculated distance from the front lines. These enable extremely rapid treatment of the wounded while limiting the risks associated with evacuations on unsecured roads. This solution significantly reduces the critical time for diagnosis, while providing access to a wide range of medical specialties that cannot be physically present at every site.

Results

The project is currently being deployed.

Initial field feedback has been highly positive, particularly regarding the FMC cases already operational near the front lines.

The accompanying report (up to 7’30) illustrates the system’s concrete impact: a soldier suffering from severe eye trauma was able to receive a rapid ophthalmological teleconsultation, leading to a timely diagnosis and surgery. This swift response allowed the patient to retain his sight.

This example demonstrates the project’s added value: speed, flexibility, and complementarity in a wartime context where access to healthcare remains a constant challenge.