Support Ukraine's Nurses – Provide Essential Equipment

Despite the relentless attacks from the invaders, health care in Ukraine has not collapsed. The dedication of health care workers has saved many thousands of lives. However, a combination of the war and of an economic collapse spurred by wartime destruction and the neoliberal policies of the Ukrainian government (accelerated by the demands of US and European financial capital) mean that nurses and doctors are working without essential equipment.

On the heels of a several successful GFM campaigns (Drinking water for Mykolaiv, Generators for Ukraine workers), Kryla NGO is raising funds to purchase the machine to conduct essential blood tests and cell counts. These are standard items of equipment in most health care facilities. They provide accurate and rapid detection of life-threatening and other infections, as well as of many serious conditions such as liver and kidney disease or heart-related problems. In the absence of these machines, nurses spend many hours conducting analyses by hand that the machines can do in a few minutes with fewer errors. This also means the nurses cannot attend to patients' needs.

More specifically, at the request of the nurses' union, we will purchase the Fully Automatic Biochemistry Analyzer for the Mykola Halytskyi Nizhyn Central City Hospital in a city in Chernihiv Oblast, approximately 60 miles from the Russian border.

Why Nizhyn Hospital Needs Your Help

The Mykola Halytskyi Nizhyn Central City Hospital is a vital healthcare hub serving the entire Nizhyn district. Founded in 1894, this historic facility has become a crucial multidisciplinary medical center with departments spanning surgical, neurological, trauma, cardiac, pediatric, maternity, and many other specialties.

As a cluster hospital for the region, it provides round-the-clock care to approximately 500 patients daily. However, like many state-run Ukrainian hospitals, it lacks modern equipment needed to deliver proper care during wartime.

"We are using an old analyzer that can perform only 20–40 tests per hour. Sometimes it breaks down—tests have to be redone. It also frequently needs repairs, which all adds up to wasted time," explains Ivan Korosko, General Director of Nizhyn Hospital. "Every day, about 500 patients receive care at our hospital. There are emergency cases when a high-quality analysis is needed immediately. In those situations, we have to send patients to private laboratories so that the doctor can make an accurate diagnosis."

About the Equipment

The НТІ BioChem FC-360 is a high-throughput automatic biochemistry analyzer that can process. This machine represents a 10-20x increase in capacity over their current equipment, dramatically reducing wait times for critical test results.

Your Impact

The analyzer costs approximately $38,000. Your donation will directly support:

"We are saddened that a large cluster hospital still lacks a modern analyzer," says Korosko. "We would be sincerely grateful for such support. A new, modern analyzer will not only increase the number of tests we can perform but also greatly improve their quality."

Please donate today to support Ukraine's healthcare heroes and the patients who depend on them.

All donations are tax exempt, can also be sent to Kryla at 3014 Dauphine St., Ste. A, PMB 59294, New Orleans, LA 70117-6755, with ["Nizhyn hospital nurses"] in the memo line. Receipts for contributions greater than $250 can be requested at hello[at]kryla[dot]org