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Life-Saving Medical Supplies for Ukraine's Frontline Hospitals
In the midst of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the country’s healthcare system is under extreme pressure. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and critical medical supplies are in short supply. Aid Pioneers has launched a vital project aimed at equipping frontline hospitals with the necessary resources to treat casualties, save lives, and provide essential care in the critical moments following mass casualty events.
Through partnerships with Project C.U.R.E., Flexport, and Project 22, Aid Pioneers is creating an efficient, scalable solution to deliver life-saving medical supplies to Ukraine’s hospitals. This project ensures that medical supplies reach the most in-need healthcare facilities in Ukraine, helping to treat thousands of wounded civilians and soldiers every day.
The Challenge
Ukraine’s healthcare system has been ravaged by the war. In the early months, over 165 healthcare facilities were damaged or destroyed. Hospitals that once treated 100 patients per month are now receiving 100 patients in a single day, many with severe injuries caused by artillery, explosions, and other war-related trauma. The country’s medical institutions are struggling to cope with the growing demand for care.
What Ukrainian hospitals urgently need are medical supplies—everything from anesthesia equipment, surgical tools, wound care materials, and catheters—to support life-saving surgeries and treatment. With resources stretched thin, many hospitals are operating without essential supplies, putting lives at risk.
Our Approach
Global Network of Donors: Through our partnership with Project C.U.R.E., the largest provider of donated medical supplies worldwide, Aid Pioneers is able to source medical supplies from warehouses across the United States. These warehouses are stocked with over 350,000 square feet of medical items—everything a hospital needs to provide critical care.
Efficient Logistics: In partnership with Flexport, a world-leading freight forwarding company, Aid Pioneers ensures that the medical supplies are shipped to Ukraine. Flexport covers shipping and logistics costs, allowing Aid Pioneers to focus on distribution within Ukraine.
The Solution
Aid Pioneers’ solution centers around the delivery of 40-foot shipping containers filled with essential medical supplies. These containers are carefully curated to provide everything a hospital needs to treat patients in the first five days after a mass casualty event, which is critical for survival.
Each container contains:
Anesthesia supplies
Surgical instruments and wound closure materials
Catheters, suction machines, and other critical equipment
External fixators for broken limbs
Aid Pioneers has developed a solution to address these challenges through a global network that connects donors with local hospitals in Ukraine.
Targeting the Frontlines: Once the medical supplies arrive in Ukraine, they are distributed through our collaboration with Project 22, a network of local hospitals and clinics. Project 22 uses data-driven approaches to identify the hospitals that need supplies the most—focusing on the largest hospitals in active conflict zones.
Meet the Ironmen
Julius Selchow
Fundraiser & Triathlete
“We have chosen to run for Aid Pioneers because their mission genuinely transforms lives, creating new perspectives for victims of humanitarian crises. Training for an Ironman race is tough, but it is also a symbol of freedom, something we are fortunate to experience. While appreciating this privilege, Aid Pioneers extends care to those who cannot. We deeply acknowledge their impactful work and want to contribute through this Ironman Fundraiser.”
Silvester Rotenhan
Fundraiser & Triathlete
Partnerships: Collaboration for Greater Impact
This project would not be possible without the strong partnerships that Aid Pioneers has built with key organizations:
Project C.U.R.E.: The largest provider of donated medical supplies globally, Project C.U.R.E. curates and packs the medical supplies into containers and ensures they meet the specific needs of Ukrainian hospitals.
Flexport: This global freight forwarding company covers shipping and logistics costs, ensuring that all supplies arrive in Ukraine as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Project 22: A network of local hospitals and clinics in Ukraine that ensures the supplies go to the hospitals that need them most. They use a data-driven approach to assess need and prioritize delivery to the most active frontline hospitals.
Alright, having covered their ironman, let's see how Aid Pioneers support Ukraine's frontline hospitals ⬇️
Aid Pioneers are big fans of transparency, which is why you can see what’s inside the containers we ship here and also track their arrival.
FAQs
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Project CURE is the world’s largest distributor of donated medical supplies. They receive donations from hospitals and manufacturers across the U.S. and pack containers based on their partners’ needs. For a $15,000 handling fee, they’ll pack a container with goods worth over $350,000. They’re headquartered in Denver, with warehouses all across the U.S..
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Flexport is a global freight forwarding company, that has donated free shipping (worth over $30,000) to send each container from Denver to a central warehouse in Lviv, Ukraine. Our local partner, United Help Ukraine, coordinates last-mile delivery, with volunteers driving supplies to the frontlines in ambulances.
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The Ukrainian Medical Association, working in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has identified the 22 frontline hospitals receiving the most casualties from the war. Hospitals are selected based on their number of beds, size of ICUs, and proximity to the frontlines. The Ukrainian Medical Association also consolidates and vets needs lists across these 22 hospitals. Aid Pioneers liaises between Project CURE’s inventory of donated medical supplies and the pre-identified needs in order to pack each container.
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Your donation covers Project CURE’s handling fees to pack the container, last-mile delivery charges, and all costs associated with managing shipping logistics. Aid Pioneers overhead fees never exceed 1.5% on a given shipment - virtually unparalleled in humanitarian response.