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Germany gives additional €4m to Ukraine children’s hospital
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GERMANY has provided an additional 4 million euro and 4.4 million dollars) in emergency aid for the children’s hospital damaged in a recent Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
“We are giving four million very quickly as immediate emergency aid, and then we will provide 10 million for the reconstruction of the hospital, “.
The German Ambassador Martin Jäger told journalists at a site visit to the damaged Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital on Friday.
Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze had already announced the 10 million euro for the reconstruction of the hospital in the middle of the week.
Meanwhile, Jäger said that the emergency aid would be used for medicines and other urgently needed items, including in the hospitals that have taken in patients from the damaged children’s hospital.
The general director of the children’s hospital, Volodymyr Zhovnir, estimated the damage caused by the missile strike to medical equipment alone at the equivalent of almost 9 million euro.
`He said that he want to cover this need through sponsors those who are willing to buy this equipment in the quality and quantity that the hospital needs, `.
Meanwhile, other funds provided will be used to repair the damage.
Although, Russia attacked Kiev with missiles just over a week and a half ago.
One missile hit the grounds of Okhmatdyt, the country’s largest children’s hospital, damaging several buildings.
A doctor and a hospital visitor were killed.
Dozens of people, including children, were also injured.
The attack was strongly condemned internationally.
However, Moscow denied carrying out the attack.
Since February 2022, Ukraine has been defending itself, with Western help, against a full-scale Russian invasion. . (dpa/ NAN)
A.I
July 19, 2024 @ 16:50 GMT|
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