Ukraine: Hospitals ‘desperate’ for medical supplies, doctors say

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hospitals across Ukraine are “desperate” for medical supplies, doctors have warned, as oxygen stores are hit and other vital health supplies run low amid bombardment from Russian forces. The World Health Organisation warned on Sunday evening that oxygen supplies in Ukraine were “dangerously low” as trucks were unable to transport oxygen supplies from plants to hospitals across the country. Dr Dennis Olugun, a UK-based doctor who is leading the group of medics from the Ukrainian Medical Association of the United Kingdom to deliver medical supplies, said the situation was “desperate” in some areas. “To support that aim, we would like to call on all parties to exclude medicines, active pharmaceutical ingredients and any other raw materials required to manufacture diagnostics, treatments and vaccines from the scope of sanctions.” Dr Suskyi has shared contact details for himself and Dr Andrii Strokan, deputy chief physician of the Feofania Clinical Hospital for anyone who would like to get in contact to assist the hospital with supplies.