The National Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Assistance Center was offered two B and C type ambulances and medical equipment, such as electric cardiographers, pulsometers and frontal lamps, by the International Organization for Migration (OIM), IPN reports.
IOM Chief of Mission Lars Johan Lönnback said the specialized equipment will be used to provide assistance also to the Ukrainian refugees who reached Chisinau. One of the ambulances will go to northern districts through which refugees also enter the country. “It is not a simple ambulance, but is a complex system. It is considerable additional support for all the services and equipment possessed by the Center. These will all benefit the refugees from Ukraine and the citizens of the Republic of Moldova,” said Lars Johan Lönnback.
The Center’s vice director Yuri Krasyuk said that this is an important donation. “When it goes to swiftness, transportation on time, the Service surely needs the most important work instrument – the ambulance – and not a simple ambulance, but one outfitted with modern medical equipment and everything that is necessary for the patient to be transported safely to a specialized medical institution,” said Yuri Krasyuk.
The donation forms part of the project “Emergency Humanitarian Assistance in Ukraine and Neighboring Countries” that is implemented with the assistance of the U.S. through the agency of IOM. Since the war broke out in Ukraine, the National Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Assistance Center has offered assistance to over 13,600 refugees.
Ion Prisăcaru, secretary of state of the Ministry of Health, said the donation is the IOM’s response to the Ministry’s request to strengthen namely the pre-hospital specialized transport. “We thank them for the fact that they quickly identified both the resources and the necessary vehicles,” stated the functionary.
The donation is worth US$300,000. “The given donation represents a part of our efforts to continue supporting the Republic of Moldova. The ambulances will transport patients so that these benefit from the medical care they need,” said Elizabeth Lee, coordinator of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migrants of the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau.
