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The objective of this manuscript is to report the mission of an Italian Emergency Medical Team (EMT), named CUAMM EMT, deployed to assist Ukrainian refugees sheltered in the Republic of Moldova.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X25000160_as2\"><jats:title>Observations:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 1,173 patients were admitted to the CUAMM EMT during the period of observation covered in this report (June - December 2022). The majority of patients (88.7%; n = 1,040) had health problems not directly related to the conflicts, while only 3.2% (n = 38) of patients presented diseases directly related to the event. With reference to the World Health Organization (WHO) Minimum Data Set (MDS), the most prevalent diagnosis (66.8%; n = 783) referred to \u201cother diseases, not specified above\u201d (Code 29). Among this group, the majority of diagnosis were attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases (23.4%; n = 177), gastrointestinal diseases (7.4%; n = 56), chronic musculoskeletal diseases (6.1%; n = 46), and cancer (4.7%; n = 36).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1049023X25000160_as3\"><jats:title>Analysis:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The most prevalent diagnoses faced by CUAMM EMT during its deployment referred to health problems not directly related to the conflict. 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