The UK is sending more ambulances and further funding to train Ukrainian doctors to deal with mass casualties, Boris Johnson has announced
Medical aid charity UK-Med will receive funding of up to £300,000 from the Foreign Office to help train Ukrainian doctors, nurses and paramedics on how to deal with mass casualties.
Equipment has been donated alongside the fire engines, including incident response units loaded with PPE, special rescue vehicles with rescue equipment packs, thermal imaging cameras to find victims, generators, around 300 fire hoses, floating grids, nearly 10,000 pieces of protective clothing, compressed air breathing apparatus and fire service clothing.
"The new ambulances, fire engines and funding for health experts announced today will better equip the Ukrainian people to deliver vital health care and save lives.
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