April 23, 2024
This past week our December Medical Supply Shipment arrived at the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital, shipped courtesy of our good friends at RocMaidan. Thank you RocMaidan!
As you may recall, this shipment included 270 lbs (123 kg) of medical tube feeding formula used for patients who have had a gastrostomy tube placed due to an injury and illness, and need a way to receive nutrition during their recovery. Also included were supplies to care for patients who have a tracheostomy placed.
This past weekend Ayala Smotrich, a representative of the French-Israeli non-governmental organization Rescuers Without Borders / Sauveteurs Sans Frontières visited Rochester, NY. SSF is known in Israel for its work providing training and medical trauma kits to shorten the response time to victims of terrorist attacks. They operate under the motto “Whoever saves one life, saves the entire world.” We first met SSF when our friend and colleague Dr. Neil Scheier volunteered with their organization at their refugee welcome center in Medyka, Poland back in April 2022.
Dr. Nataliya Falshtynska, an adult neurologist, suffered severe injuries from the Russian missile attack on the Neuromed clinic in Vynnitsia, Ukraine on July 14, 2022. She died from her injuries on July 19, 2022.
Dr. Pavlo Kovalchuk, a child neurologist, also suffered severe injuries in the attack on Vynnitsia. He was moved for specialized burn care to Krakow, Poland, where he died from his injuries on August 2, 2022.
This war has impacted nearly every Ukrainian family. Is there a part of the country that feels safe? Events of the past week especially have shown us how fragile life can be.
Kharkiv remains very much on the front lines, with missiles and rockets hitting civilians at random. Throughout this war we have been sending supplies to the 1st Children’s Polyclinic in Kharkiv. A few weeks ago, the staff reached out with a wishlist of medical supplies and equipment that they needed, and we responded immediately, and with the help of the Ukrainian American Cultural Association of Oregon and SW Washington, sent them what they requested.
Medical aid shipment arrives at the Children’s Oncologic Hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
Our fastest shipment yet!
At the end of June 2022, doctors at the Children’s Oncologic Hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine reached out to us requesting essential medications they were having trouble sourcing due to the ongoing war. We responded immediately, and on July 1, 2022 we shipped 72 lbs / 32.5 kg in prescription antibiotics, antifungals, anti-nausea medications, as well as over-the-counter medicines, medical protective equipment, and other hospital supplies.
On July 12, 2022 our shipment of $9172.10 in prescription medications and other hospital supplies arrived to our friends and colleagues at the Children’s Hospital No. 5 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
It took a couple of days to compile all the video we received, but now the footage is complete and available on our YouTube channel:
We hope you enjoy watching our medications and supplies arrive as much as we do!
This weekend’s shipment was modest, but important! Back in April/May we sent prescription anti-allergy medications to the 1st Children’s Polyclinic in Kharkiv, Ukraine – and those drugs were so effective our colleagues there requested more. Once again, the medications were generously donated by Dr. Manisha Relan, pediatric allergist in Albany, NY.
This weekend’s shipment of prescription anti-allergy medications.
The shipment was 4 lbs / 1.8 kg and contained:
ITEM COUNT Breztri, box 2 Trelegy, box 10 Spiriva, box 3 Last time our anti-allergy meds arrived in Kharkiv in only 3 weeks!