About the project
Lviv IT Cluster United for Health initiative was launched at the end of March 2020 as an immediate reaction to the pandemic situation that started in the whole world, Ukraine, and Lviv. The project was launched with a clear goal: to help Lviv and the region to fight against the pandemic through the population’s mass testing. In March 2020, there was a lack of SARS-CoV-2 tests in the country and the city; that’s why minimal testing was conducted.
The project united the forces of proactive IT companies in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Lviv and the region and became the first business community reaction to the new COVID-19 challenges.
32 995 express tests were purchased, and 29 845 people were tested in Lviv and the region. In particular, as part of the mass testing campaign, 100 journalists on the frontline were tested.
During the first week, Lviv IT Cluster raised about UAH 3 million among IT companies and purchased the first batch of express tests for COVID-19. Then the initiative was supported by numerous volunteers who generously donated their funds for the cause. In total, UAH 7,7 million was raised, and 41 member companies of Lviv IT Cluster supported the initiative.
In May 2021, thanks to close cooperation with the city authorities and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Lviv IT Cluster began the process of vaccination of the city’s IT specialists, creating the first vaccination center in Lviv. Within the initiative, 54,148 people were vaccinated (including 7,642 employees of IT companies that are members of the Cluster, 2,572 – their relatives and 43,934 people who registered through the Diia app).
