Naperville doctors leave for Polish-Ukraine border with $500K in medical supplies

A bunch of 9 physicians and nurses from Naperville left for the Poland-Ukraine border Wednesday evening, accompanied by 80 suitcases full of life-saving medical provides.

“Chest tubes, ventilators, central strains, even fuel masks simply inside,” stated Dr. Zaher Sahloul, a vital care specialist and president of MedGlobal. “Simply in case, if the Russians have used chemical weapons.”

The group has gathered about $500,000 value of provides, and can assist present medical care themselves. Many are skilled in treating traumatic accidents, which they look forward to finding in what has change into a battle zone.

“We’ll go instantly in,” stated Dr. John Kahler, MedGlobal. “Now we have 5 hospitals we will go to and we will go to the Ministry of Well being.”

President of the Chicago-based humanitarian non-governmental group, Sahloul organized the trouble to deliver Chicagoland assist to the Polish-Ukrainian border. He has been working carefully along with his colleagues in Ukraine.

“They have been sending us these lists of crucial medical gear and surgical procedure gear and we collected all of that and we’re taking all of that with us as we speak and taking it from right here to Warsaw and from Warsaw to Ukraine,” stated Sahloul.

Sahloul stated he and his staff have been working to avoid wasting lives in service of our frequent bond of humanity.

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“Every one piece of bags and instrument will save lives and that is our foremost purpose,” stated Sahloul. “But in addition our different purpose is to let the Ukrainians know we’re standing in solidarity with them.”

“Ukranian organizations, North American organizations reached out to us and requested for our experience and we stated in fact we’re blissful to do that,” stated Dr. Riley Jones, MedGlobal.

“The entire European group in Chicago helps. It is not simply Ukrainians. It is not simply Polish folks. It is all of Europe serving to one another. We stand as one now,” stated Jessica Szostak, a nurse and MedGlobal volunteer.

Organizers stated this effort began as only one or two individuals who have been planning to go to Ukraine to assist, however in 5 days, a miracle occurred. It has ballooned to 9 docs and nurses and $500,000 value of medical provides all headed to the Ukrainian border with Poland Wednesday evening.

“We simply wish to present all of them the medical assist that they will as a result of it is our responsibility to achieve out and it is our responsibility to assist being within the medical group,” stated Tonya Sompalli, a Ukrainian-American and MedGlobal volunteer.

Sompalli and Bogdana Kashperovetska are Ukrainian-American volunteers doing what they will for his or her homeland from afar.

“We do it for folks. And if my effort can save one life, that is all I must know.” stated Kashperovetska, who can be a MedGlobal volunteer.

Folks can donate to the trigger at MedGlobal.org.

A bunch on the North Aspect can be amassing medical and different provides for Ukrainians. Volunteers with the Legion of Younger Polish Ladies collected drugs, diapers, non-perishable meals objects, and different necessities, that are being dropped off at St. Hyacinth church.

“Seeing what is going on on is traumatic for lots of us. We simply needed to do one thing,” stated Natalia Ludzinksa, Legion of Younger Polish Ladies.

They are going to maintain one other donation drop off day on Sunday from 11 a.m. to six p.m.