Doctors Without Borders is conducting a medical evacuation of patients from cities under constant Russian fire to safer parts of our country. Patients with mines and other injuries are transported by special train from the east to the west of the country so that they can be provided with all necessary medical care in safety. Today 48 people were taken to Lviv from Slovyansk and Bakhmut.
“Today, 48 Ukrainians who suffered from the fighting were evacuated from Slovyansk and Bakhmut to Lviv. They arrived by a special train to transport the wounded. Thank you to Doctors Without Borders and Ukrzaliznytsia for the organization!
Among the evacuees are people in wheelchairs, patients with mine injuries. All of them will continue treatment in city medical institutions.
Thank you to everyone who saves Ukrainian lives! ”Said Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy.
Among those who were taken to Lviv by special train, 27 people were injured, 17 patients needed to be transported by ambulance. Among the arriving patients, 16 are in wheelchairs. There are patients with explosive and other types of injuries, one patient – with psychiatric trauma. All of them are hospitalized in the hospitals of the First TMO of Lviv for professional medical care.
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About 100 international employees and over 200 employees from Doctors Without Borders are currently working in Ukraine. This includes medical staff (surgeons, doctors, nurses), psychologists, specialists in logistics and administrative issues, etc.
The organization operates in various fields:
- Evacuation of wounded and sick civilians from combat zones
- Trainings on actions in case of mass influx of victims
- Transfer of medicines to hospitals
- Providing medicines for people with disabilities or chronic diseases
- Mobile clinics at metro stations
- Assistance to internally displaced persons
- Trainings for medical workers and psychologists on first aid, overcoming the consequences of psychological trauma and self-care;
- Training for health workers on the organization of training on the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons.