Medical supplies on the way in Ukraine
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The willingness of the people of Salzburg to donate to people in the Ukraine is still great. On Friday, the sixth transporter with medical supplies – donated by Salzburg hospitals, pharmacies and private individuals – set off for Ukraine.
The transport of the relief supplies is organized by doctors from the university hospital – among them a native Ukrainian. She has been working as a doctor in Salzburg for several years.
The doctors are in close contact with their colleagues in the Ukraine, says doctor and organizer Michael Lichtenauer: “We supply hospitals in the city of Zaporozhyev. This is the next largest city before the occupied possessions. Many of the refugees come from the Mariupol region and need first aid. So beds, but also anesthetic machines, defibrillators and wound care equipment.”
Wounded soldiers are cared for
Zaporozhyev is only 30 kilometers from the front line. Many wounded soldiers need care. The lack of nursing staff makes matters worse – because many nurses had to flee with their children before the war.
In addition, only a few hospitals specialize in wounded people, says doctor and organizer Alla Kraus: “Surgeons have to learn anew how the wounds of the war wounded are treated and how they should be cared for.”
For the next transport, the Salzburg doctors therefore want to bring surgical material to the Ukraine. Again with a truck going to Lviv, where the goods are offloaded onto trains and taken to the east.
Medical supplies on the way in Ukraine
The willingness of the people of Salzburg to donate to people in the Ukraine is still great. On Friday, the sixth transporter with medical supplies left for Ukraine, donated by Salzburg hospitals, pharmacies and private individuals.