5m worth of medical supplies to be shipped to Ukraine
An estimated €5 million worth of urgently needed medical supplies and equipment are being shipped from Ireland to Ukraine this week.
It is the largest medical aid shipment organised to date by Medical Help Ukraine, an initiative set up by a group of Ukrainian doctors working in the Irish healthcare system.
"Its heartbreaking to see my country like this, and we started this campaign with the goal of helping our Ukrainian colleagues... we talk directly to Ukrainian doctors and Ukrainian volunteering organisations, they are telling us what they want and where they need it," said Dr Kateryna Kachurets, a GP based in Tallaght and one of the founders of Medical Help Ukraine.
In February, the first consignment of first aid and emergency supplies was dispatched in two vans and an ambulance.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0327/1288774-ukraine-medical-donations-ireland/