Medical Aid to Ukranian Refugees in Poland

Year established 2018
Activity Kit and Equipment
Sectors NHS
Country Poland

Overall goals

To provide essential medical supplies to Ukranian refugees in Poland

Key UK Colleagues and Partners

NHS Global Citizenship Programme
NHS Scotland
KIDS OR
Arco
MIP
Lyreco
Kuehne + Nagel Ltd
Denis Robson
Tim Hayes
Goran Zangana
Kerry Chalmers
Alice Bayles
John Mill
Ashley Horsham
Karl Sanderson
James Lennon
Heather Campbell

International Partners

Artemedis
Rotary Club
Sinan Khaddaj
Rika Itozawa
RUCH warehouse Warsaw
Hospital of St John in Krakow

Facility/Facilities

Artemedis

Sustainable development goals

  • SDG 3 - Good health and well-being

Funding source

We engaged with NHS Scotland procurement who approached suppliers willing to provide goods that they could donate. The initial target of this initiative with Northern Syria. However, because of difficulties with transporting the supplies a decision was made to redirect the supplies to meet part of the needs of refugees from Ukraine in Poland.

Changes

To provide essential medical and health supplies to refugees from Ukraine in Poland.

Project aims

Logistical skills in transferring donated equipment

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