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Medical Help Ukraine: Ukrainian doctors lead initiative to deliver medical aid from Ireland to Ukraine

The emergency initiative is supported by the Ukrainian Embassy of Ireland, Lifeline Ambulance Services, the HSE, Private Hospitals and Ryanair

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The emergency initiative is supported by the Ukrainian Embassy of Ireland, Lifeline Ambulance Services, the HSE, Private Hospitals and Ryanair

Working together, Dr. Alexander Boychak (Consultant Radiation Oncologist, St. Lukes Oncology Network, Mater and Waterford University Hospital), Dr. Kateryna Kachurets (GP in South Dublin), Dr. Nataliya Kononenko (Consultant Occupational Health Physician at CIE Medical Department), Dr. Oksana Kozdoba (Paediatric Fellow in CHI Crumlin), Dr. Lyudmyla Zakharchenko (Consultant Paediatrician/Neonatologist in NMH), Dr. Iryna Surzhenko (Ophthalmology Registrar in RVEEH) as well as Dr. Lesia Gamorak (Geriatric Registrar, St. Mary’s Hospital) created the campaign with a view to sending emergency medical supplies in addition to ambulance cars to Ukrainian warzones.

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