STEP-IN Information

STEP-IN is an international medical humanitarian NGO based in Slovakia, providing aid to people affected by conflicts in Ukraine, northern Iraq and Syria. Created in January 2015, the project grew over the years and is currently employing dozens of humanitarian workers, including medical personnel and a range of support staff. We are serving both the displaced and host populations in Ukraine, Syria and Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Our biggest mission is currently in Ukraine and our services include provision of medical supplies to Ukrainian healthcare facilities, mobile medical teams operating in areas where the existing healthcare system struggles to meet the needs of displaced and host communities, as well as a mobile training team providing expert training on complex mental health issues and first aid. We take particular pride in the quality and efficiency of the services we provide. Many of our foreign personnel are volunteers. We take great care to reduce the non-medical costs of our activities to the essential minimum so that our patients benefit from the largest possible part of the funds we are entrusted with. By employing local team members specifically out of the displaced populations most affected by the war, we contribute even more to the reconstruction of lives of these suffering communities. Engaging foreign medical doctors, volunteers and other staff from countries like Slovakia, Poland, Italy, France, Czech Republic, United Kingdom or the US, to work hand in hand in the field with the local team members, contributes to the building of enduring bridges between war torn countries and the rest of the World. Services available in our clinics include: - preventive services - primary and secondary health care services - laboratory services (biochemistry, haematology, microbiology etc.) - medicine provision - nutritional screening and support - prenatal and postnatal care - psychotherapy sessions - psycho-social services - physiotherapy treatment