Dr. Abraham Awarded the Recipient of the Ukrainian Medical Award for Professionalism and Mercy “Order of Saint Panteleimon”

Dr. Manoj T. Abraham, MD, is a Board Member of HTCNE and team leader, as well as the Senior Advisor for the AAFPRS Foundation’s FACE TO FACE Program and lead physician for the four Ukraine international missions. In 2024, Dr. Abraham was the recipient of the Ukrainian Medical Award for Professionalism and Mercy “Order of Saint Panteleimon.” The acknowledgement was received from the President, Foreign Council, USA, Ms. Tatyana Tymkiv. In informing Dr. Abraham of this honor Ms. Tymkiv cited the teams “unwavering support and significant contribution to the struggle of the Ukrainian people for freedom and independence during this terrible wartime.”

The Order of St. Panteleimon is a public, professionally oriented award and given for humanistic and noble activities in the field of health care, which positively affects the consciousness and spiritual development of the Ukrainian people and the state as a whole, is aimed at preservation and strengthening the health of Ukrainian citizens, brings tolerant attitude to each other and inspires new opportunities.

The award has a long history. In 2009, the Ministry of Health introduced the encouraging award “Cross Panteleimon the Healer” in Ukraine, which was awarded to those who have outstanding personal merits and contributes to the development of health and medical science in charitable, humanistic and social activities, and for other achievements in the field of physical and spiritual health protection of the population. The award was agreed upon and blessed by each Primate of the three largest Christian Churches in Ukraine.

Since the foundation of the Award, more than twenty prominent scholars, doctors, public and charitable figures, and representatives of the clergy have received the award.

In receiving the recognition Dr. Abraham stated, “Tatyana, this is incredible news!  Thank you for taking it upon yourself to present the work of our FACE TO FACE teams in Ukraine to the Honorable Council in Kyiv.  As you know, it would not be possible for us to help in Ukraine without the contribution of all of those on our FACE TO FACE teams with the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Razom, INgenius, and Healing The Children Northeast, so I am happy to accept this Award on behalf of our entire FACE TO FACE team.  We are currently doing the meticulous work necessary to plan for our next medical trip to Ukraine.”