7 July 2022 - With more than 320 health facilities destroyed as the result of the war in Ukraine, the need for medical supplies and equipment has sharply risen.
With an estimate of 265,000 women currently pregnant and in need of urgent, life-saving medicines, UNFPA with the support of the European Commission (EU) delivered more than six tonnes of medical supplies and equipment to four hospitals with perinatal centres in war-affected Kremenchuk (Poltava region), Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovohrad region), Khmelnytskyi and Cherkasy.
These supplies will help medical personnel conduct safe deliveries, including cesarean section and other obstetric surgical interventions, and mitigate the risks of preventable maternal deaths and the consequences of miscarriages. The kits will ensure that women and girls have access to quality medical treatment, including treatment for sexually transmittable infections (STIs) and other infections.
This delivery is the first of its kind under the current partnership between the EU and UNFPA. Twenty more hospitals and specialised maternity facilities will benefit from the EUR 1.5 million grant.
In the upcoming months, UNFPA will deliver additional emergency reproductive health kits where the needs are immense, and the supplies are scarce.
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