via Samaritan’s Purse (March 23, 2022)— “Ukraine Updates: Ukraine Updates: Fifth Airlift Departs with Ukraine Relief; Medical Care at Four Locations; Food and Other Distributions Underway“:
A fifth Samaritan’s Purse airlift departed today carrying more than 19 tons of relief, including medical supplies for area hospitals as we work to strengthen the logistics and supply chain for the suffering medical system in Ukraine.
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- Our doctors and nurses have seen more than 1,000 patients since the beginning of our response, including four surgeries, and we continue to position medical teams in strategic locations according to need.
- A fourth medical intervention, a Medical Stabilization Point, opened in a bus station in Lviv today to provide urgent care and basic medical services to travelers. Teams continue to see an influx of patients at our train station clinic in Lviv, our Emergency Field Hospital on the outskirts of Lviv, and at an Emergency Outpatient Clinic in southern Ukraine.
- We continue to work through church partners to distribute items such as blankets, hygiene kits, and other non-food items through the country and in Moldova. A number of churches have opened their doors to refugees for shelter and also as distribution hubs for our relief efforts.
Stressed medical facilities have requested essentials such as pharmaceuticals, bandages, IV supplies, antiseptic solutions, surgical supplies, and materials for casting and splinting broken bones. All of these are onboard our DC-8 ….