Medical Groups Worldwide and Non-Revenue Companions Ship Cellular Well being Care, Mills, and Blankets to Ukrainians – Ukraine

(PORTLAND, OR) December 7, 2022 – Temperatures beneath freezing. Rolling blackouts and water provide points. Well being infrastructure closely broken or destroyed throughout the nation. That is the fact for about seven million individuals internally displaced in Ukraine. Medical Teams International, a worldwide humanitarian and well being group, is working with companions in Ukraine to ship emergency cell well being care and fundamental provides to battle the chilly, equivalent to turbines, heaters, and blankets.

Medical Groups’ response is concentrated on offering help and entry to medical and psychological well being providers for internally displaced individuals, refugees, and host communities affected by the battle between Russia and Ukraine. Responding swiftly when the battle started final February, the group has established operations on the bottom in Ukraine in addition to in Moldova.

In 2022, Medical Groups has shipped 46 tons of important medical provides and gear to Ukraine and Moldova. To distribute these provides for optimum influence, Medical Groups has been working intently with two companions: the All Ukrainian Community PWLWH Kryvyi Rih Metropolis (Благодійна організація “МЕРЕЖА” м. Кривий Ріг) and Metropolis Assist and Interplay Heart (МІСЬКИЙ ЦЕНТР ДОПОМОГИ ТА ВЗАЄМОДІЇ).

In latest weeks, 9 turbines have been procured and might be distributed in Kherson Oblast beginning this week. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Medical Groups has distributed 9 turbines to major well being care services (protecting a catchment inhabitants of 107,422 individuals) and extra are within the technique of being delivered to different areas. These turbines assist present lights and the power to run medical testing gear throughout energy cuts. Medical Groups can be buying winter-specific, non-food gadgets to be distributed by its companions.

As of November 2022, Medical Groups had supported 2,500 medical consultations with Ukrainians in battle areas via its cell medical groups. Moreover, practically 1,400 internally displaced individuals and refugees acquired free medicines in pharmacies supported by Medical Groups.

“Assembly the bodily wants of these impacted by the battle is a vital goal, however simply as vital is addressing the acute psychological well being wants of Ukrainians throughout the nation and in Moldova,” said Dr. Trina Helderman. “Medical Groups is working to extend entry to quick and long-term psychological well being providers and psychosocial help providers. This contains particular person counseling, group remedy, and self-care help for the helpers and volunteers supporting the weak throughout this disaster.”

Medical Groups focuses on addressing the well-being of the entire individual; due to this fact, it’s prioritizing psychological well being for Ukrainians, whereas following its three-part technique for this disaster response: 1) Medical Groups will proceed to help native companies which are responding to Ukrainians’ well being and different fundamental wants, 2) Medical Groups will strengthen capability of the native well being system via cell medical groups, establishing telehealth programs, and provision of prescription drugs, provides, and gear equivalent to turbines for major well being care services, and three) Medical Groups will enhance entry to psychological well being and psychosocial help providers for each affected Ukrainians and volunteers responding to the wants of others.

About Medical Groups Worldwide

Based in 1979, Medical Groups Worldwide gives life-saving medical look after individuals in disaster, equivalent to survivors of pure disasters and refugees. We look after the entire individual— bodily, emotional, social and non secular. Daring to like like Jesus, we serve all individuals—no matter faith, nationality, intercourse or race. Study extra at medicalteams.org and on social media utilizing @medicalteams.