"The Road of Kindness: WOG and the Masha Foundation donated equipment to three hospitals that save wounded children

Medical institutions in Kharkiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia received the aid. They treat and often save children affected by Russian aggression. The funds needed to purchase the equipment were raised thanks to caring Ukrainians within the framework of the Way of the Good project in just two months, UNN reports.

The project is organized by the WOG filling station chain, co-organized by the Masha Foundation NGO, and is championed by Masha Yefrosynina.

As part of the project, guests of WOG filling stations could buy their favorite hot drinks in cute purple unicorn cups. This year, the cost of such a cup was 5 UAH. All the funds were used to purchase equipment for hospitals where children affected by the war are being saved. 

As part of the Way of the Good project, we purchased and donated a biochemical analyzer to the Odesa Oblast Children's Clinical Hospital and a modern X-ray system and equipment for digital X-rays to the City Children's Hospital No. 5 in Zaporizhzhia. The opportunity to help the Kharkiv Oblast Children's Clinical Hospital came unexpectedly. Instead of the expected UAH 3 million, which was announced as the goal of this year's project, caring Ukrainians raised UAH 4.15 million. This made it possible to support another medical institution. 

"Hundreds of young Ukrainians have been injured and wounded as a result of the enemy's shelling and bombing of civilian infrastructure. The hospitals where these children are being rescued need equipment that will allow specialists to provide prompt and adequate care to young patients. I am extremely grateful to everyone who was not indifferent in the effort to give a chance for life to the children affected by the aggressor's actions. Thanks to our joint efforts, some little lives will be saved, and many more patients will receive better diagnostics and necessary medical care," summarizes Gennadiy Karlinsky, Marketing Director of WOG filling stations .

The Kharkiv hospital was not chosen by chance. This is a multidisciplinary specialized children's institution that treats many children  from 0 to 18 years old, performing up to 6,000 complex surgeries a year,  including children with mine-blast injuries. With the additional funds received, the medical facility purchased a newborn hearing screening device, a critical condition analyzer used in emergency situations, a stationary operating room light, and a portable dental unit. 

"We were provided with four very important devices. The hearing screening device for newborns helps to save the baby's hearing. The operating lamp with LED lamps has already been tested during surgery, and the surgeons are very pleased. But the most important thing is a blood gas and electrolyte analyzer for intensive care units. When a child is admitted to us in an emergency, we use it to determine how to adjust therapy. This device is already helping our resuscitators in their work. The portable dental unit makes it possible to treat children's teeth under general anesthesia... There are a lot of such children, and they could not get help before. On behalf of the hospital management and the entire staff, I would like to thank the organizers and participants of the Way of the Good project for this much-needed help!" Oleksiy Savvo, Deputy Director of the Kharkiv Regional Children's Clinical Hospital, emphasized.

"These three cities, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Odesa, are heavily shelled, and their young residents are constantly at risk, so we chose hospitals there. In fact, these institutions needed to upgrade their equipment even before the war, but the state's capabilities are currently severely limited. Therefore, thanks to the concern of Ukrainians, we managed to improve the technical support of these hospitals," emphasized Masha Yefrosynina, co-organizer and ambassador of the Way of the Good project.  

We would like to remind you that the Road of Good is one of the many socially important projects implemented by WOG. It has been implemented for seventeen years in a row. Since 2022, the company has focused on helping medical institutions that save children who are victims of war. The project also aims to develop a culture of charity and unite society to save  children's lives.