Access to medical care in the Republic of Lithuania
The Republic of Lithuania provides free emergency medical care to all Ukrainians staying in the country.
You can call a medical emergency by calling 112.
When registering at the Migration Centre, you will receive a registration card with your personal electronic health record (ESI) code.
The code can be used to identify you for healthcare services and prescription drugs.
You can also use the code to get free medicines at pharmacies.
When you visit healthcare facilities or pharmacies, you should provide the staff with your assigned electronic health record (ESI) code.
In the Republic of Lithuania, Ukrainians who have not yet obtained a temporary residence permit are provided with the following medical services:
o preventive examination and vaccination of minors;
o emergency medical care, pregnancy care, postnatal care and other necessary personal medical services are provided to persons who do not have compulsory health insurance;
o medical rehabilitation services for refugees injured during the hostilities in Ukraine;
o timely transportation to medical and rehabilitation facilities.
The State Health Insurance Fund under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania pays for these services.
The procedure for seeing a doctor differs depending on the fact of employment.
If you are employed (i.e. you are insured), you should choose a personal health care institution and select a family doctor to whom you should contact for all health care matters.
You can apply in case of pre-registration.
After registration, you have to visit a doctor at a certain time, who prescribes treatment and decides whether a specialist consultation is required.
Documents:
o the code of the electronic certified statement obtained during registration at the Foreigners' Registration Centre (ESI code); and
o temporary residence permit.
If you need to consult a specialised doctor, your family doctor issues a referral and, after registration, you visit the doctor at a specified time.
You should bring the same documents that you provided to your family doctor.
If you are unemployed, the procedure for visiting a doctor is similar, but at the first stage you have the opportunity to register for a visit to any family doctor of your choice.
Ukrainians in the Republic of Lithuania can get vaccinated against COVID-19.
To register for vaccination, call 1808 (or non-Lithuanian number +370 66 01 1808).
You can also register for vaccination via the link.
The community of dentists and oral care professionals provides free dental care for both adults and children.
To receive dental services, you have to go to the nearest healthcare facility (public hospital, clinic) in the municipality where you are registered.
It is also possible to receive free first dental care in non-governmental clinics.
You can find a list of institutions providing free dental care via the link.
For psychological assistance, you should contact a mental health centre.
Mental health centres throughout the Republic of Lithuania provide primary psychiatric care in Lithuanian and Russian. In order to receive assistance, you need to register in advance using the contact details provided by the Mental Health Centre.
In addition, the Psycho-Trauma Centre in Vilnius provides free services of psychiatrists and psychotherapists, inpatient or day treatment in Ukrainian and Russian. For more information, please call +370 672 02735.
Emergency care for acute mental states in Lithuanian and Russian is provided around the clock at 112.
Psychological assistance is provided free of charge.
You can find a list of organisations that provide free psychological assistance via the link.
For maternity care, contact your family doctor. In case of emergency, for example, if you are in labour, call 112 immediately.
You can buy prescription drugs at pharmacies with a doctor's prescription. All prescription medicines are provided free of charge for those who are registered with the Migration Centre. Free medical care and medicines are provided in pharmacies only to insured persons (those who are employed, registered with the Labour Exchange, pensioners). They also receive medicines with a doctor's prescription.
If a person is being treated in a hospital, the doctor who treats them will provide all the necessary medicines and medical supplies.
To get help with cancer treatment, you should first consult your family doctor, who will refer you to a specialist doctor for further treatment.
Diabeto IQ Association provides free remedies for diabetes treatment (insulin, needles, glucometers, spare parts for insulin pump) for Ukrainians with type 1 diabetes.
You can find a list of free medical services for Ukrainians and where to get them via the link.
For more information, please follow the link.
