At the end of December, representatives of Expertise France, Arthur Langlois and Antoine Pogorzelski, visited Kyiv. Their visit marks a significant milestone in the CoMPSS project, which aims to support women with opioid use disorders and patients of Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) programs.

The CoMPSS project combines the efforts of the Alliance for Public Health and the Ukrainian network of women who use drugs (VONA), was launched in April 2024. Thanks to funding from Expertise France and support from L’Initiative, innovative solutions have been developed to enhance medical and psychosocial assistance.

Key achievements:

• Infrastructure Development: Opening of 5 Mother and Child rooms in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih, as well as a Green Room to provide comprehensive crisis care for people who use drugs and are victims of violence.
• Comprehensive gender-sensitive services: More than 400 clients received medical, psychosocial, legal and humanitarian support.
• Training Programs: training for psychologists, social workers and activists, covering the topics of gender-based violence, emotional burnout, and motivational counselling.

During their visit to the renovated “Mother and Child” room at the Kyiv City Narcological Clinical Hospital “Sociotherapy,” the French donors toured the facilities and communicated with the project team. They highly appreciated the quality of the services provided, including medical care, psychological counseling, and humanitarian support.

The CoMPSS project demonstrates how international partnershipsand local efforts can transform the lives of the most vulnerable populations, despite significant challenges, particularly during wartime.