Oleksiy Savvo, a lecturer at the School of Medicine, received the honorary award of the President "For the Defense of Ukraine"

20 march 2023 year

Ukrainians demonstrate true courage and heroism, defending their country and freedom during the war. The people of Karazin Ukrainian, like all Ukrainians, are fighting: each on their own front, but united by one desire — to protect their home, relatives and friends, to liberate the Ukrainian land from the occupiers.

For selfless work and loyalty to his profession, on March 15, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Synegubov, awarded Oleksiy Savvo, candidate of medical sciences, associate professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology of the School of Medicine, on behalf of the President of Ukraine, with the honorary award "For the Defense of Ukraine".

From the moment of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, Oleksiy Savvo headed the work of the Kharkiv Regional Children's Clinical Hospital No. 1 on the spot. He participated in the liquidation of the consequences of shelling of the hospital, the evacuation of sick children, the provision of highly qualified medical care to the hospital's children, and the organization of the hospital's work in the most difficult times its existence and works until now.

Being in constant danger (the hospital is located almost on the district road of the city of Kharkiv) under fire and demonstrating every minute indomitability and resilience, Oleksiy Mykolayovych honorably fulfilled and continues to fulfill his duties as a doctor, leader, person, Ukrainian!

We are proud and congratulate you on the well-deserved award!