AICM

What AICM does

AICM (Association Internationale de Coopération Médicale), operating as the International Charitable Foundation "AICM Ukraine," is a Franco-Ukrainian humanitarian medical foundation established in 2004 and officially registered in Ukraine on 27 March 2006 (registration No. 34241394). The organization functions as the primary intermediary between French medical institutions (including Necker-Enfants Malades, Georges Pompidou, Gustave Roussy, and Sainte-Anne hospitals) and Ukrainian healthcare providers, delivering four interconnected service lines: humanitarian aid programs (medical equipment and medicine import/distribution), medical training programs (in Ukraine and at French partner hospitals), healthcare consulting (national reform, decentralization, hospital infrastructure), and bilateral medical cooperation (notably the National Cancer Plan). Since 2014, AICM has redirected significant capacity to the Donbass conflict zone, operating on both sides of the front line with formal authorization from the Ukrainian Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories.

The foundation's beneficiary footprint is substantial: 2.75 million direct and indirect beneficiaries including 16,500 COVID-19 ICU patients, 165 assisted care centers, 100+ hospitals, and over 200,000 patients annually, with 1,500+ doctors trained each year and 554 tons of medical equipment imported since founding. Operations are concentrated in eastern and central Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts) and coordinated from headquarters in Kyiv and a Paris office. The organization employs approximately 31 staff supported by 215 volunteers and a network of 30+ medical experts, professors, and surgeons serving as regional coordinators across France and Ukraine.

AICM is funded almost entirely by institutional donors — the US Government (USAid), Swiss Confederation, German Government (GIZ/KfW), European Union, Global Fund to Fight AIDS/Tuberculosis/Malaria, UN agencies (WHO, OCHA, UNHCR, WFP), and the UN-managed Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund — with the 2018 budget of UAH 91 million (~USD 3.3 million) funded at 83% by donors. Cumulative throughput since 2006 totals approximately EUR 48 million across 152 humanitarian projects. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries; the foundation generates no commercial revenue. AICM holds a unique trilateral cooperation agreement with the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Justice, recognized as the only such comprehensive agreement in Ukraine.

Name

AICM

Legal name

Міжнародний гуманітарний фонд «AICM Україна» (International Charitable Foundation AICM Ukraine)

Website

https://aicm.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AICM is a Franco-Ukrainian humanitarian medical foundation delivering humanitarian aid, medical training, healthcare consulting, and bilateral medical cooperation to hospitals, communities, and conflict-affected populations across Ukraine, funded by institutional donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Healthcare Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Medical Care & Field Hospitals (BPADADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multilateral Global Health Agencies (UN/IFIs) (HLAJAKAA)

Keywords

• Humanitarian medical aid
• Healthcare consulting
• Medical training programs
• International medical cooperation
• Healthcare reform consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Expertise Services: Consulting services to Ukrainian communities, hospitals, and government bodies on healthcare reform, decentralization, hospital construction and renovation, and anti-corruption in medicine.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AICM is a Franco-Ukrainian international charitable foundation that delivers medical equipment, medicines, and humanitarian supplies to hospitals in Ukraine, trains medical professionals in modern techniques through partnerships with French hospitals, provides strategic consulting on healthcare reform and decentralization to communities and government bodies, and facilitates bilateral medical cooperation between French and Ukrainian institutions.

Product overview

AICM (Association Internationale de Coopération Médicale) is a Franco-Ukrainian humanitarian medical foundation operating since 2004. The organization functions as a charitable foundation providing four interconnected service lines: (1) Humanitarian Aid Programs delivering medical equipment and supplies to Ukrainian hospitals, (2) Training Programs for medical professionals in partnership with French hospitals, (3) Healthcare Consulting supporting medical reform and decentralization, and (4) Medical Cooperation Programs bridging French and Ukrainian institutions. The foundation also produces patient education brochures on cancer, chemotherapy, and epilepsy. AICM Ukraine registered in 2006 (number 34241394) and operates across multiple regions including conflict-affected eastern Ukraine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Humanitarian Aid Programs Import, procurement, and direct delivery of medical equipment, medications, reagents, and humanitarian supplies to Ukrainian hospitals, with focus on pediatrics, oncology, urology/nephrology, neurology/neurosurgery, and conflict zones in Donbass.
• Medical Training Programs Specialized medical training for Ukrainian doctors and nurses in modern techniques, including COVID-19 response, neurosurgery, cardiology, and oncology; delivered online, on-site in Ukraine with French specialists, and through multi-month internships at French partner hospitals.
• Healthcare Consulting and Expertise Strategic consulting services to Ukrainian local communities, regional authorities, and national bodies on healthcare reform and decentralization, including hospital infrastructure planning, primary care network reorganization, and anti-corruption initiatives in medicine.
• Medical Cooperation Programs Bilateral cooperation programs linking French and Ukrainian medical institutions in cancer, pediatrics, obstetrics, cardiology, neurology, and infectious diseases, including development of Ukraine's National Cancer Plan 2007-2022.
• Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Center The first specialized spinal cord injury rehabilitation center in Ukraine, located near Kyiv, providing weekly rehabilitation courses for approximately 30 patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,750,000 beneficiaries helped (2021), including 16,500 COVID ICU patients
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• French National Cancer Institute (Institut National du Cancer)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Cooperation agreement signed in 2005 between the French National Cancer Institute and Ukrainian Ministry of Health, enabling development of Ukraine's National Cancer Plan 2007-2022, training of hundreds of Ukrainian specialists, and Ukraine's integration into European cancer institutions including the European Tumour Bank. Cooperation continued for 3 years initially, expanding to ongoing collaboration on oncology training and treatment.
• Ukrainian Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005AICM signed a unique trilateral cooperation agreement with the Ukrainian government (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice) — the only organization in Ukraine with such a comprehensive agreement. This enabled AICM to participate in national health reform working groups and implement humanitarian projects.
• Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (Paris)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardiology and pediatric training partner. Professor Daniel Sidi, cardio-pediatrician at Necker, co-founded AICM. Ukrainian cardiologists trained at Necker, and Professor Olivier Dulac consulted on pediatric epilepsy. Training programs for detecting congenital heart defects in infants under one year.
• Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (Paris)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation established in 2005 with Professor Anatoly Rudenko, cardiac surgeon from Amosov Institute, visiting the hospital. Partnership for cardiac surgery training and exchange of information.
• Gustave Roussy Hospital (Villejuif, France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest French cancer center collaborating on chemotherapy brochure development and oncology training for Ukrainian specialists.
• Hôpital Sainte-Anne (Paris)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeurosurgery training partner. Ukrainian neurosurgeons Tysh and Gatsky completed internships at Sainte-Anne with Professors Roux and Devaux. Training focused on complex cranial circulatory operations for congenital anomalies and post-stroke complications.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond cooperation agreement with WHO to help populations in eastern Ukraine. AICM is a WHO implementation partner through the European Office in Copenhagen (Dr. Oleg Storozhenko, WHO/PNA). WHO provided support for cancer treatment supplies in NGCA. AICM participates in WHO-endorsed online COVID-19 training.
• United Nations (UN) - OCHA, UNHCR, WFPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICM collaborates with multiple UN agencies: OCHA for humanitarian coordination, UNHCR for refugee assistance, WFP for food programs. AICM received first financing from the UN-managed Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund (UHF) and is accredited to receive UHF funding since 04.07.2019. Recognized as a humanitarian partner by the UN since 21.12.2015.
• Fresenius and GambrocoreTechnology or IntegrationMedical equipment companies supporting AICM's dialysis programs. Over 180 latest-generation dialysis machines were imported to Ukraine with Fresenius and Gambro support, installed by French specialists who trained Ukrainian staff in safety and sterilization standards.
• Chaîne de l'EspoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench foundation co-founded by Professor Daniel Sidi. Partnership for cardiac pediatric care and medical training exchanges between France and Ukraine.
• Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICM began its Ukraine operations in 2004 with a study of cardiology and oncology situations submitted to Médecins du Monde. Ongoing collaboration as part of the broader humanitarian medical network.
• INSERM and CNRScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICM launched a general epidemiological cancer study in Ukraine with INSERM, CNRS, and WHO in 2012. Scientific cooperation in cancer research and radiation protection studies.
• Ahmetov Foundation (Rinat Akhmetov's Foundation for Development of Ukraine)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on a round table regarding the oncological situation in Ukraine with French and Ukrainian doctors, addressing how the medical profession should evolve given the growing number of patients.
• D.TEK Group (Ukraine)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUkrainian partner signed in 2012 for the implementation of charitable projects in Ukraine.
• HumatemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench partner organization visible in AICM's partner logos section, involved in medical equipment and training support.
• OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICM presented the catastrophic cancer situation in NGCA to the Humanitarian Donor Committee through OCHA, leading to multi-financing of 2.5 million EUR for cancer aid. OCHA coordination enabled delivery to non-government-controlled territories.
• OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSCE facilitated humanitarian convoy access to conflict zones. AICM worked with OSCE to deliver dialysis equipment to Gorlovka near the front line during active fighting.
• Pompiers Urgence InternationaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational firefighters association providing technical and material assistance to emergency services in Donetsk region during EURO 2012, coordinated by AICM.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): Largest global humanitarian medical NGO, providing emergency medical care in conflict zones worldwide. Overlaps with AICM in delivering medical aid to hospitals in eastern Ukraine and conflict-affected populations, but at vastly larger scale and with a broader geographic footprint.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ): German federal development agency funding AICM's healthcare consulting projects covering 130+ hospitals. Operates a similar model of donor-funded health-system reform consulting and infrastructure project implementation in transition economies.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Global humanitarian organization with a mandate under the Geneva Conventions to protect and assist conflict-affected populations, including medical support. Comparable to AICM's role in cross-front-line medical deliveries and neutrality-based operations in eastern Ukraine, but operating at a much larger institutional scale.
• World Health Organization (WHO): UN specialized agency for global health. AICM is a WHO implementation partner through the European Office in Copenhagen (since 2018), and WHO has provided support for cancer treatment supplies in NGCA. The two collaborate on COVID-19 online training and national health program consulting in Ukraine.
• UNICEF Ukraine: UN agency delivering child-health and humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, including HIV/leukemia treatment programs in NGCA. Overlaps with AICM's pediatric, maternal-health, and conflict-zone humanitarian activities and is a co-coordinator via UN-managed humanitarian funding channels.

Direct peers

• International Medical Corps: US-headquartered humanitarian NGO delivering emergency medical care, medical training, and health-system support in conflict-affected countries. Closely comparable to AICM in combining direct medical aid delivery with health-worker training and healthcare-system capacity building.
• Humatem: French non-profit organization specializing in medical equipment donations and biomedical engineering support for low-resource healthcare systems. Listed as an AICM partner and shares the same niche of importing, installing, and training on donated medical equipment in developing-country hospitals.
• Première Urgence Internationale: French humanitarian NGO delivering emergency medical and basic-needs assistance in conflict and post-conflict settings, with active Ukraine operations. Similar size and Franco-institutional DNA to AICM, and listed as a coordinating partner (via Pompiers Urgence Internationale) for emergency-services support in eastern Ukraine.
• Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World): Paris-based international humanitarian medical NGO. AICM's earliest Ukraine activities (2004) were a cardiology/oncology study submitted to Médecins du Monde, and the two organizations have ongoing collaboration as part of the same French humanitarian medical ecosystem serving conflict-affected populations.
• Chaîne de l'Espoir (Chain of Hope): French foundation co-founded by Professor Daniel Sidi (also AICM co-founder), focused on pediatric cardiac surgery and medical training exchanges between France and developing countries. Operates a near-identical Franco-host-country bilateral medical cooperation model, including active work in Ukraine.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aicm_ukraine
• Facebookfacebook.com/aicmukraine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aicm

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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