We continue work at Ukrainian frontlines. The range of responsibilities here is rather wide - from going to the operations with military units to minimal medical support of civilian population in the absence of regular healthcare services (oh, and sometimes treating random puppies and kittens, too!) Yet the hardest task here is just waiting for a moment when you are needed.
Thanks to the donations of the supporters of MSDN, we were able to bring some amount of high quality emergency medical equipment to Northeastern Syria. Due to trade restrictions and other supply problems, it is difficult for medical professionals to have the quality equipment taken for granted in many other parts of the world- all of these items of equipment, however small, will make a difference.
In late May, Turkey once again intensified its war threats on Northeastern Syria. MSDN volunteers connected with young men and women in the regions of Turkey's proposed "safe zone", that would be at risk of attack. these young people have volunteered to help local healthcare providers with evacuating wounded civilians and bringing them to triage areas if needed.
Supplies were gathered and provided to community medics in the southern United States in preparation for annual LGBTQ+ Pride events taking place across the region. In addition to standard IFAKs and hemorrhage control kits, some medics were provided with built out “jump” bags to care for basic injuries and heat related emergencies.
