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Netherlands hands over 6 mobile medical complexes to Ukraine
August 11, 2023 5:40 PM
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Ukraine's State Border Guard Service announced on Aug. 11 that the Netherlands donated six mobile medical complexes.
According to the report, the complexes will enable the State Border Guard Service to set up medical and evacuation support according to NATO standards.
Medics will be able to deploy a full-fledged field hospital with its own operating room, pre-operative room, laboratory, and sterilization room, the borders guards said.
On July 4, the Dutch government pledged a $128 million aid package for Ukraine, dedicated to its humanitarian and economic needs. The announcement was followed by a delivery of a field hospital to the State Border Guard Service on July 7.
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Martin Fornusek
News Editor
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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