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Prince Harry Makes Surprise Kyiv Visit to Advance Rehabilitation Plans

Ukrainian officials invited the duke to outline Invictus-linked support for wounded veterans.

Overview

  • The Archewell Foundation announced $500,000 in grants: $200,000 to the World Health Organization, $150,000 to Save the Children, and $150,000 to Imperial College London’s Centre for Blast Injury Studies.
  • WHO’s grant will support medical evacuations from Gaza to Jordan, while Save the Children will use its funding for ongoing humanitarian assistance inside Gaza.
  • The Imperial College funding backs prosthetics research for conflict-injured children, which Harry spotlighted during a lab visit alongside WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
  • Harry said Gaza “now has the highest density of child amputees in the world and in history,” urging partnerships across government, science, medicine, humanitarian response and advocacy.
  • The Kyiv trip, undertaken at Ukraine’s invitation and first reported by the Guardian then confirmed to CNN by sources, is expected to outline Invictus-linked rehabilitation plans and include meetings with officials and veterans.