Medical Humanitarian Programme MEDEVAC

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Medical Humanitarian Programme MEDEVAC

MEDEVAC is a permanent health humanitarian programme of the Czech Republic, which since 1993 has focused on providing medical care to vulnerable groups of the population in regions affected by migration, burdened by large numbers of refugees, or in areas where specialised medical care is not available. Treatment is provided free of charge and exclusively to civilians who are in a serious medical condition or whose health condition does not allow them to lead a dignified life.

The MEDEVAC Programme focuses on patients for whom medical procedures provided by Czech doctors represent a substantial improvement in their health condition (life-saving treatment or a significant improvement in quality of life); however, it does not focus on patients with conditions that require long-term intensive treatment.

The main activity of the programme is the deployment of Czech medical teams to countries where specialised healthcare is not available. At the same time, MEDEVAC Programme contributes to the long-term strengthening of local healthcare infrastructure, in particular through professional training of foreign medical personnel, support for projects and the provision of material assistance.

© Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic, author: Dominik Kučera
 

The MEDEVAC Programme is implemented in the form of:

• Deployment of Czech medical teams abroad (since 2013)
• Training of foreign medical personnel (since 2015)
• Support of projects aimed at building healthcare infrastructure (since 2016)
• Medical humanitarian evacuations to the Czech Republic (since 1993)

The MEDEVAC Programme is coordinated by the Ministry of the Interior and operates in close interdepartmental cooperation with other involved ministries, specifically the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defence, and the Czech Armed Forces. In 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Trade joined the MEDEVAC Programme, and in 2021, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports also became a participant.

Twelve Czech hospitals participate in the implementation of the programme: Brno University Hospital, Bulovka University Hospital, Centre of Cardiovascular and Transplant Surgery (CKTCH), General University Hospital in Prague, Hradec Králové University Hospital, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Královské Vinohrady University Hospital, Motol and Homolka University Hospital, Olomouc University Hospital, Ostrava University Hospital, Thomayer University Hospital, Military University Hospital + Czech Armed Forces.

MEDEVAC Programme in Numbers:

• 8,157 operated patients abroad,
• 1,674 trained persons – doctors and other medical personnel,
• 321 health humanitarian evacuations,
• 247 deployed medical teams,
• 30 countries where the programme has been implemented,
• 12 participating Czech hospitals + Armed Forces of the Czech Republic.
   

Annual reports:

• 2024 (pdf, 4,5 MB)
• 2023 (pdf, 3 MB)
• 2022 (pdf, 15,1 MB)
• 2021 (pdf, 8,3 MB)
• 2020 (pdf, 62,3 MB)
• 2019 (pdf, 13,9 MB)
• 2018 (pdf, 5,9 MB)
• 2017 (pdf, 4 MB)
• 2016 (pdf, 4,5 MB)
   

Contact details:

• Web: medevacczech.com
• FB: medevac.czechia
• IG: medevac_czechia

Department of Asylum and Migration Policy, March, 2026

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