Taiwan is funding an upgrade of two hospitals in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, good news for wounded civilians and children in a city that has become a medical hub during the war.

• Taiwan's international cooperation agency signed a deal with Lviv's city government to modernize emergency rooms and intensive care units at St. Panteleimon hospital and St. Nicholas children's hospital.
• The project adds new equipment plus AI-based information systems, along with training for doctors and IT staff, and is meant to serve the city's 720,000 residents.
• It is Taiwan's first medical aid project in Europe, part of a wider push to use its health-tech industry as a diplomatic tool with democratic partners.
• Lviv's mayor tied the signing to Ukraine's 35th independence anniversary and thanked Taiwan for sticking with the country since Russia's 2022 invasion.
• A rebuilt rehabilitation wing at Lviv's UNBROKEN medical campus has been named the "Taiwan Friendship Building."

Outlook: Expect Taiwan to keep using medical and tech aid to build ties in Europe, with Ukraine as its showcase.