Global Response Medicine

In timing with the Taylor Elementary Spring Fair on May 14th, a table will be hosted on-site called "Donate for Donuts to Support Ukraine." This stand will raise money for the non-profit, Global Response Management (GRM) for their critical work to help women and children with medical aid in Ukraine.

 

Background:

An estimated 80,000 women in Ukraine are expected to give birth in the next three months, many of whom now lack access to adequate maternal health care. Approximately 12,000 of these pregnant people will require lifesaving emergency obstetric and newborn care for complications in pregnancy. In keeping with our mission to ensure everyone has access to the maternity care they need, Every Mother Counts has been collaborating with organizations working in the region to learn what is most needed to support mothers and pregnant people. As a first step in our commitment to helping mothers and families affected by this crisis, we have just issued a $25,000 emergency grant to Global Response Management currently working on the ground in Ukraine and Poland. Every Mother Counts’ grantee, Global Response Management, provides lifesaving emergency medical care in areas of the world impacted by war, conflict, and disaster. Since 2019, we have supported their work to provide health care services to asylum-seekers in Mexico, including pregnant and postpartum women, to ensure they have access to critical maternity care. And now, they’re working to strengthen and support Ukraine’s health care system to respond to the crisis. Global Response Management is coordinating closely with host governments and NGO partners to provide supplies and protective equipment for health care workers, train providers at adult and pediatric hospitals to treat traumas, and support facilities in setting up patient evacuation pathways in Ukraine. They’re also building a roster of qualified clinicians in the U.S. who are prepared to travel to Ukraine and Poland and provide medical care at the request of the Ukrainian government.

Photo credit: @lynseyaddario for @nytimes.

 

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