Free legal and medical assistance for Ukrainian citizens

Damian Medical Centre

Damian Medical Centre has announced assistance for refugees, offering, among other things, healthcare and employment to Ukrainian citizens.

From Monday 28 February, a Ukrainian-language helpline will be available at 22 566 22 20, aimed at helping people navigate the Polish healthcare system. The medical centre invites contact from Monday to Friday between 07:00 and 21:00.

Soon, staff providing interpretation during visits to Polish doctors will be present at all facilities.

All people who arrived in Poland from Ukraine on or after 24 February 2022 are offered free medical assistance:

• a wide range of consultations (including specialist) and examinations at all Damian Medical Centre facilities (appointments can be made by calling 22 566 22 22)
• 100 monthly health report examination packages
• urgent internal medicine care at Damian Hospital Emergency Department, ul. Wałbrzyska 46, Warsaw:
  • Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 20:00;
  • Saturdays from 08:00 to 20:00;
  • Sundays from 08:00 to 16:00

Many refugees from Ukraine head to their families and friends outside Poland. Therefore, every person who shows a Ukrainian ID document and crossed the border after 24 February will be offered free COVID-19 antigen tests. These can be done at the following locations:

• Sampling Point, Al. Rzeczypospolitej 5, Warsaw – daily 08:00–20:00 (break 13:00–13:30)
• Sampling Point, ul. Nowolipie 18, Warsaw – Monday to Friday 11:00–16:00 (break 13:00–13:30)
• Sampling Point, ul. Górecka 30, Poznań – Monday to Saturday 08:00–16:00
• Sampling Point, pl. Dwóch Miast 1, Gdańsk – Monday to Friday 08:00–16:00
• Sampling Point, ul. Swobodna 60, Wrocław – Monday to Friday 08:00–16:00
• Sampling Point, ul. Jasnogórska 1, Kraków – Monday to Friday 08:00–16:00
• From 1 March Sampling Point, ul. Rdestowa 22, Wrocław – Monday to Sunday 07:00–19:00
• Sampling Point, ul. Rydza Śmigłego 20 – Monday to Friday 08:00–16:00
• Airport sampling points:
  • Warsaw Modlin (parking near the airport, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, ul. gen. Wiktora Thommee 1a) – open 24/7
  • Warsaw Chopin (arrival hall, ul. Żwirki i Wigury 1) – open from 05:00 until last flight
  • Warsaw Chopin (parking P3, ul. Żwirki i Wigury 1) – open Monday to Sunday 08:00–20:00
  • Katowice Pyrzowice (airport point opposite terminal C, ul. Wolności 90, Pyrzowice) – open Monday to Sunday 07:00–19:00
  • Poznań Ławica (arrival hall, ul. Bukowska 285) – open Monday to Sunday 08:00–22:00
  • Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa (parking near Hotel Hampton By Hilton Gdańsk Airport, ul. Juliusza Słowackiego 220) – open Monday to Sunday 07:00–19:00

At the same time, Damian Medical Centre offers employment to people from Ukraine. Doctors, nurses, and medical staff will be helped with nostrification of diplomas. Job offers are also available for psychologists, IT specialists, receptionists, call centre staff, and others. More information can be found at: We launch a medical assistance package for people from Ukraine (damian.pl)

Lux Med Group

Medical assistance has also been offered by the Lux Med Group. Urgent medical care will be provided to people arriving from Ukraine. “Assistance will be carried out at all LUX MED facilities across Poland and at 13 LUX MED Group hospitals. To direct those in need to the nearest facility, a special Polish-Ukrainian helpline has been set up at 22 45 87 007 and email address ua.kontakt@luxmed.pl,” the company states in a press release.

Crisis Intervention Centre in Kraków – psychological support

The Crisis Intervention Centre in Kraków provides psychological support for Ukrainian citizens residing in the city.

“Those needing support can access psychological help directly at the Centre’s premises at ul. Radziwiłłowska 8b or by contacting the 24-hour telephone number 12 421 92 82 (currently phone contact is available only in Polish). Contact via online communicators is also possible; for this, please call beforehand,” reads the announcement on the website. The Centre operates 24/7, seven days a week.

Ministry of Health

Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski stated that “every Ukrainian citizen who comes to Poland fearing for their health and life can count on access to medical care”.

“We will also help the wounded who cannot be assisted by the Ukrainian side,” he added.

According to information published on the National Health Fund website, a Ukrainian citizen who has come to Poland due to the Russian military aggression on Ukraine and who reports a health problem to a family doctor, specialist clinic, or hospital will receive free medical assistance.

From 25 February 2022, the Minister of Health recommended that vaccines against COVID-19, including the booster dose, should be made available free of charge to Ukrainian citizens. These vaccinations can be administered in public health facilities providing vaccinations to the general population, regardless of the person’s insurance status. Children aged 5 and older can also be vaccinated free of charge. This recommendation was sent to all voivodeship public health centres, local government authorities, and medical facilities.