Odesa opens third Superhumans center to rehabilitate people with war trauma
The next stage of development will be the launch of hearing restoration services.
The Odesa Superhumans center is located on the premises of a former sanatorium that was under the Ministry of Health's management and had not operated since the COVID-19 pandemic. The building was fully reconstructed and turned into a modern, barrier-free rehabilitation space. The location offers several advantages:
Some rehabilitation programs will be able to continue even during air raid alerts.
The center opened as part of an agreement between the Superhumans Charitable Foundation and Expertise France, signed during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 in Berlin.
Background
Superhumans Center is an all-Ukrainian war trauma center specializing in prosthetics, rehabilitation, reconstructive surgery, hearing restoration, and psychological support for Ukrainians affected by the war. The center operates under the patronage of Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Health. Its patients can include military personnel and civilians, adults and children, and all services are provided free of charge.
The network's centers are integrated into the state healthcare system and operate on the premises of public institutions that have been reconstructed and restored with support from international donors.
Over more than three years of work, Superhumans specialists have:
In April 2026, Superhumans received the highest, diamond-level, international Canadian accreditation, held by only 12 medical institutions in Europe.
The Ministry of Health continues to transform the rehabilitation system. Today, nearly 600 medical institutions across the country provide rehabilitation services, and the system conducts about 17,000 rehabilitation sessions every day. The state is developing a network of inpatient and outpatient departments, centers of excellence, and specialized institutions, investing in teams, infrastructure, care standards, and professional training.
In parallel with the opening of the Superhumans center, five mental health centers are being established in cluster hospitals across the Odesa region, with support from Expertise France. Mobile multidisciplinary teams are also being formed to support patients at home and coordinate this work under the nationwide mental health program "How are you?", initiated by Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Three cluster hospitals in the region are also being modernized, with new physical and rehabilitation medicine departments being created and equipped. A separate area of cooperation involves training Ukrainian medical teams in post-amputation rehabilitation, maxillofacial surgery, psychological trauma, child psychiatry, oncology, and cardiology.
Overall, France, through Expertise France, is implementing a comprehensive program to restore and develop the healthcare system in the Odesa region, worth about 7 million euros. It provides funding for infrastructure, medical equipment, and specialist training. Partnerships between Ukrainian and French hospitals are also being developed under the international medical cooperation program launched during the third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen.
It is worth noting that in June 2024, the governments of Ukraine and France signed an intergovernmental grant agreement totaling 200 million euros, with part of the funds allocated to healthcare and critical infrastructure development. As part of this support, seven healthcare agreements totaling 51 million euros have already been signed. In addition, in 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified framework agreements between Ukraine and France on cooperation in the reconstruction and modernization of hospitals and the development of cancer diagnostics.
As reported, on July 4, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi made a working trip to the Odesa region. The head of state held a meeting with the Naval Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to discuss security issues in the region.
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