Donate to Support Ukrainian Nurses!

Despite relentless Russian attacks, the dedication and bravery of Ukrainian doctors and nurses has prevented collapse of Ukrainian healthcare. Healthcare professionals continue to save thousands of lives under brutal wartime circumstances.

Doctors and nurses often work without essential life-saving equipment due to the war, economic collapse spurred by wartime destruction, the Ukrainian government’s neoliberal policies, and to the demands of US and European lenders.

THE UKRAINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK ASKED “HOW CAN WE HELP?”

Be Like We Are!, the Ukrainian Nurses Union, answered. They requested two Mindray BS-430 400tests/Hour Fully Automatic Biochemistry Analyzers for the Mykola Halytskyi Nizhyn Central City Hospital. Now, the USN is raising the funds to purchase them.

Biochemistry analyzers, standard equipment in most healthcare facilities, accurately and rapidly detect infections and serious conditions such as liver and kidney disease and heart-related problems. Acquisition of these machines will mean nurses can spend more time directly attending to patient’s needs.

The Mykola Halytskyi Nizhyn Central City Hospital is a crucial multidisciplinary regional cluster hospital with surgical, neurological, trauma, cardiac, pediatric, maternity, and other departments. Serving the entire Nizhyn district, it lacks modern equipment needed for proper care, especially during wartime.

“We are using an old analyzer that can perform only 20–40 tests per hour. Sometimes it breaks down—tests have to be redone. It also frequently needs repairs, which all adds up to wasted time,” explains Ivan Korosko, General Director of Nizhyn Hospital.

This machine will result in a 10-20x increase in capacity over the hospital’s current equipment, dramatically reducing wait times for critical test results.

HELP US REACH OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL

• Each analyzer costs approximately $38,000. Your donation will help provide two of these essential machines and directly support
• Faster diagnoses for critically ill patients
• More efficient use of nurses time, allowing them to focus on patient care
• Accurate results without the need for retesting
• Reduced strain on overworked healthcare staff
• Better healthcare outcomes for an entire district

“We are saddened that a large cluster hospital still lacks a modern analyzer,” says Korosko. “We would be sincerely grateful for such support. New modern analyzer equipment will not only increase the number of tests we can perform but also greatly improve their quality.”

HOW TO DONATE & SUPPORT BE LIKE US! NURSES AT NIZHYN HOSPITAL

Donations will be sent via Kryla, a New Orleans-based non-profit group that sends humanitarian aid/medical supplies to Ukraine (https://www.kryla.org/).

Kryla will transmit the funds to the “Be Like Us” Nurses Union in Ukraine (https://www.uni-europa.org/news/ukrainian-care-workers-organize-in-war/) who will purchase the analyzers in Ukraine. Sending funds to purchase the equipment is more efficient than shipping the equipment from the United States.

If you prefer to donate by check, make the check out to “Kryla” and send to:

Ukraine Solidarity Network
PO Box 562
Syracuse, NY 13205

All contributions are tax exempt.

Resources to Support the Campaign

PDF Appeal Doc