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The World Health Organization is increasing the supply of humanitarian aid to Ukraine every day, whose medical system has suffered catastrophic destruction as a result of the war unleashed by russia. From the very beginning of the large-scale aggression, WHO ensured the delivery of medical equipment, consumables, and spare parts and conducted appropriate training in key areas in Ukraine.

 In particular, there were delivered:

• 33 ambulances for intensive care units in 11 regions;
• 64 generators in 8 oblasts;
• 255 external fixing devices;
• 13 AutoPulse resuscitation systems;
• 39 portable defibrillation devices;
• 550 patient monitors; 
• 59 portable ventilators;
• 176 ventilators; 
• 30 mobile tents;
• 3 PSA generators for field medical oxygen production;
• 500 portable oxygen concentrators; 
• 5000 sets of oxygen therapy supplies;
• 75 sets of electrocardiograph and laptop kits;
• 1527 blood glucose meters;
• 500 thermometers;
• 12,016 blood collection kits and 30,000 blood transfusion kits.  

Medical supplies totaling 1,374 tons and with a total cost of USD 36 million were shipped to 692 healthcare facilities in different regions of the country. In particular:

• trauma kits were delivered to 88 facilities and provided assistance to more than 38,000 people;
• equipment for providing basic emergency care was sent to 76 institutions;
• personal protective equipment against chemicals - for 148 establishments;
• insulin - for 107 institutions;
• medicines - for 64 institutions;
• products for providing assistance in case of injuries - for 15 establishments;
• 2,304 medical backpacks with tools to help with serious injuries;
• 8,323 WHO first aid kits for gunshot wounds;
• comprehensive sets of medical supplies — for 220 institutions.