The Zagoriy Foundation and the Ukrainian Charity Exchange announce a nationwide fundraiser to purchase medical devices.
Zagoriy Foundation and the Ukrainian Charity Exchange announce a nationwide fundraiser to purchase breathing machines and other medical equipment. Every Ukrainian can contribute and help provide hospitals with the necessary to fight the coronavirus.
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, breathing machines are helping to save the lives of patients with severe complications. The all-Ukrainian fundraising aims to purchase 50 breathing machines and other medical devices and install them in Ukrainian hospitals.
We are talking about the breathing machines made in the USA of the following models:
- VELA — the cost of one set is USD 26 940.00
- Bellavista 1000 — the cost of one set is USD 32 570.00
- AVEA — the cost of one set is USD 39 700.00
They will help doctors save lives during and after the epidemic.
The contribution was to be made on the campaign page. 100% of the funds raised went to achieve the goal. Foundations do not charge commissions for the processing, maintenance, and implementation of a charity project. The campaign ran through the Ukrainian Charity Exchange platform, the Zagoriy Foundation co-financed the purchase and provided logistics.
“We believe that humanity must win at all times. The society is facing a challenge in the form of an epidemic, so we need to unite, raise funds and install devices in different parts of Ukraine,» — said Evgeniia Mazurenko, director of the Zagoriy Foundation.
“Our goal is straightforward and achievable — to unite the efforts of thousands of people and representatives of responsible business to raise funds for the purchase of modern medical equipment in Ukrainian hospitals. Now, more than ever, Ukraine needs the joint action of all people because only together can we defeat the COVID-19 epidemic. Only by uniting can we ensure that our relatives and friends in any part of Ukraine receive emergency medical care on time and that doctors can perform their work effectively and save lives. Together, we can do more than alone,” — commented Iryna Gutsal, the Ukrainian Charity Exchange director.