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The WHO Country Office in Ukraine, with support from the European Union (EU) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated an additional 33 ambulances to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine to enable the provision of emergency medical care to patients during the war.

The handover of ambulances took place on 27March in Lviv, western Ukraine, at a ceremony held jointly with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, EU Humanitarian Aid and USAID. Participants included DrViktor Liashko, Minister of Health of Ukraine, DrJarno Habicht, WHO Representative in Ukraine, MrMaciej Popowski, Director General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, and MsTatiana Rastrigina, Senior Project Management Specialist at the USAID/Ukraine Health Office.

The donation includes 20 ambulances equipped with a stretcher and first aid equipment that are intended for the transportation of non-critical patients. A further 13 ambulances equipped withpatient ventilators, oxygen supply, medication bags and other equipment will allow the transportation of seriously injured patients to health facilities.

The ambulances will be distributed to hospitals and emergency medical centres throughout the entire country, with a particular focus on the eastern part of Ukraine.

The purpose of this donation is to further enhance the timeliness and quality of health services provided by national emergency medical services. This further strengthens the capacity of Ukraines health system to lead the activation and coordination of this response in the immediate aftermath of any emergency, explained DrHabicht during the ceremony.

The availability of ambulances is a priority to reduce mortality from emergency situations and mass casualty events. By providing these emergency vehicles, we pursue the goal of ensuring adequate conditions to provide urgent medical care and to further improve emergency response practices in Ukraine, he added.

Since 24February2022, a total of 56 ambulances have been donated to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine by WHO and its partners.

DrLiashko expressed, I want to thank our partners for their strong support. Despite all the odds, we work together to provide Ukrainians with high-quality, affordable and free medical help. Soon, we will send 33 ambulances to the regions where they are needed and will help our brave medics to save people's lives.

MrJanez Lenari, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, said, It is one of our top priorities to support the Ukrainian health-care system, which has come under extreme pressure since the start of the war. We are working with partners like WHO to ensure that medical professionals have the means and equipment to reach people in urgent need of medical assistance. These ambulances will save lives across the country, including in hard-to-reach areas.

USAID/Ukraine Mission Director MrJames Hope noted, These ambulances, co-funded by the United States and the European Union, will help Ukraines emergency workers respond to crises on the ground. It is just one example of how USAID assistance helps Ukraine meet urgent needs created by the war. We will continue partnering with the European Union, WHO and other partners to provide Ukraine with lifesaving support.

WHO has delivered more than 3000 metric tonnes of lifesaving medical supplies to Ukraine since the war began, including in hard-to-reach areas close to the front line. Deliveries have included power generators, ambulances, oxygen supplies for medical facilities, supplies for trauma and emergency surgeries, and medicines to help treat noncommunicable diseases and more.

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