With the start of the new school year, new rules came into force in Ukraine, providing for different training regimes depending on the level of security in different regions. These measures were introduced in response to the high level of danger.
Taking into account the current situation and the importance of ensuring the safety of pupils and students, the Experts Club training and analysis center in Kyiv organized a training seminar on pre-medical assistance for teachers. The training, which took place on September 29 in Kyiv, was designed to provide teachers with the necessary skills to provide first aid in case of wounds and injuries.
The seminar was organized by the Experts Club think tank and medical partner Adonis. The seminar was also supported by the charity organization Hromada Priirpeniya Foundation and information support from Interfax-Ukraine news agency and Open4business portal.
The main presenter of the training was Maryana Bolyuk, an anesthesiologist and representative of the Adonis group of medical centers. Maryana is a co-author of 12 scientific publications and has rich experience in the field of medicine.
During the seminar, teachers and educators received not only theoretical knowledge, but also practical skills necessary to provide first aid to children in various situations. Among the main topics covered were:
1. Basics of pre-medical care: The workshop participants learned the basic principles and steps to follow when providing first aid, including assessing the situation, ensuring safety, calling for emergency medical assistance and providing emergency interventions.
2. Treating different types of wounds and injuries: Trainers learned how to properly treat wounds, stop bleeding, fix fractures, and treat bruises and sprains.
3. Pre-medical care for children: Teachers gained specialized knowledge on first aid for children, taking into account their body characteristics and emotional reactions.
4. Practical exercises: Practical exercises were an important part of the workshop, including modeling different situations and practicing first aid skills.
Training teachers and educators in first aid for children with injuries and trauma is an important initiative to promote safety in educational institutions. Experts Club and Adonis will continue to support such educational initiatives to ensure the highest level of safety in educational institutions of Ukraine.
Maksym Urakin, founder of Experts Club, emphasized that teachers play a key role in children’s lives and knowledge of pre-medical care skills is a part of education that can save lives.
“Such workshops help teachers not only feel more confident in emergency situations, but also provide them with the opportunity to teach their students the basics of first aid, which is also an important skill for everyone,” Urakin noted.
The training was attended by university professors and school teachers from Kyiv and the Bucha district of Kyiv region.
Oleksandr Golizdra, Chairman of the Committee on Information Policy and Relations with Local Authorities of the Public Council at the Bucha District State Administration, asked the participants to pass on the knowledge and skills gained to their colleagues in educational institutions.
According to Tetyana Lagovska, executive director of the Pryirpin Community Foundation, the main thing in first aid is the efficiency of actions to stabilize the victim’s condition. However, as the volunteer noted, it is also important to adhere to the principle of “do no harm,” so it is important to know what should and should not be done before the arrival of professional doctors.
The participants of the training expressed their gratitude to the organizers and the instructor for the valuable knowledge and experience gained at the training. They also emphasized the importance of such events and hope that such educational seminars will continue in the future. In addition, each participant received as a gift a fully equipped first aid kit for first aid in case of wounds.
The pre-medical care workshop for teachers was an example of how educational institutions and medical partners can collaborate to ensure the safety of students and staff. These efforts will help strengthen the education system and prepare teachers for the variety of challenges they may face in educational institutions in war.
Experts Club and Adonis pledge to continue to support and conduct similar educational initiatives, as they see them as an opportunity to make education safer and encompass not only academic but also life skills.
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New dry cargo ships carrying agricultural products are entering Ukrainian ports, which has resulted in a 30-40% drop in sea freight rates over the past 2-3 weeks, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Trade Mykola Solsky said on the air of the United News marathon.
“New ships are coming. We express our gratitude to the military and the country’s leadership, who have done and are doing a lot to keep everything going (agricultural goods were exported by the Black Sea – IF-U). In principle, every farmer will soon be able to feel that logistics should become cheaper thanks to this route and, accordingly, the price of grain (profitability – IF-U) for the farmer will increase,” he said.
Mr. Solsky noted that a week and a half ago, small ships entered Ukrainian ports. The first one, he recalled, carried 4 thousand tons of grain. The ships that are now calling at the ports are 10 times larger in tonnage.
“This indicates that the market has cautiously but already begun to trust this corridor and the Ukrainian military, which made the operation of this channel (for exporting Ukrainian agricultural products – IF-U) possible,” the minister emphasized.
According to him, the arrival of ships to Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, in particular to Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi, resulted in a decrease in freight prices “literally in two weeks when these first ships left the ports.”
“The first ones have left. It (freight – IF-U) was expensive. The next ones are cheaper. I think the freight has fallen by about 30-40% in 2-3 weeks. It’s still expensive, but it’s much cheaper than standing idle,” Solsky said and added that the first proposals for insurance of agricultural cargo transportation by sea have already appeared.
The Minister expressed hope that the cost of maritime logistics will continue to decline. He called for patience and trust in the work of the military and all the specialists involved in reopening the Black Sea.
Since the beginning of 2023, the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) has paid over UAH 2.22 billion to medical institutions for medical care in case of acute cerebral stroke and acute myocardial infarction.
According to the NHSU press service, since the beginning of 2023, more than 78.8 thousand patients have received medical care for acute cerebral stroke and more than 21 thousand patients for acute myocardial infarction under the Medical Guarantee Program (MGP).
In addition, the NHSU reminds that 232 brand names of medicines for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and primary and secondary prevention of heart attacks and strokes are currently participating in the Affordable Medicines reimbursement program.
More than 13.6 thousand private and municipal pharmacies have agreements with the NHSU to participate in the reimbursement program.
229 medical institutions have contracts with the NHSU for the treatment of acute cerebral stroke, and 74 institutions have contracts for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. In particular, during stroke treatment, a medical facility receives UAH 131,472 for endovascular interventions, UAH 62,565 for thrombolytic therapy, and UAH 14,952 for care without endovascular interventions or thrombolytic therapy.
For the treatment of a heart attack with stenting, a healthcare facility receives UAH 43,573; if stenting is not performed, the NHSU pays UAH 25,261 for medical care provided during a heart attack.
One of the largest grain market operators in Ukraine, JV Nibulon LLC (Mykolaiv), has agreed to restructure its loan agreement with OTP Bank, the grain trader’s press service reported on Facebook.
“We are grateful to the bank for the speed of decision-making and constructive approach in resolving the issue of restructuring the company’s financial obligations in such difficult times for the Ukrainian economy,” said Iryna Levkivska, CFO of the grain trader.
At the same time, Nibulon noted that the addition of another bank with foreign capital to the proposed restructuring terms once again emphasizes the confidence of foreign financial institutions in the company and Ukrainian business in general.
As reported earlier, Nibulon agreed with Kredobank to restructure the terms of the loan agreement, which was extended for six years with a preferential interest rate and deferred repayment of the principal. A similar agreement on loan prolongation for 6 years was reached with Creditwest Bank Ukraine (JSC West Finance and Credit Bank). An agreement on long-term restructuring of financial liabilities was signed with JSB Ukrgasbank.
JV Nibulon LLC was established in 1991. Prior to the Russian military invasion, the grain trader had 27 transshipment terminals and crop reception complexes, a one-time storage capacity of 2.25 million tons of agricultural products, a fleet of 83 vessels (including 23 tugs), and owned the Mykolaiv Shipyard.
“Before the war, Nibulon cultivated 82 thousand hectares of land in 12 regions of Ukraine and exported agricultural products to more than 70 countries.
In 2021, the grain trader exported the highest ever 5.64 million tons of agricultural products, reaching record volumes of supplies to foreign markets in August – 0.7 million tons, in the fourth quarter – 1.88 million tons, and in the second half of the year – 3.71 million tons.
Nibulon’s losses from Russia’s full-scale military invasion have reached $400 million. The grain trader is currently operating at 30% of capacity and has set up a special unit to clear agricultural land of mines.
State-owned PJSC Ukrnafta is building three new wells in western Ukraine, both using its own drilling rigs and engaging contractors with relevant experience, the company said in a press release on Saturday.
“We are currently assembling a drilling rig from our partners at BC Horizons LLC, selected through a transparent tender procedure. First, this equipment will be used to drill well No. 32, then No. 34 at the Verkhnemaslovetske field,” said Sergiy Koretsky, Ukrnafta’s CEO.
It is specified that the purpose of well No. 32 is to explore deposits of the Stryian sediments, and then, depending on the geological results of this well, No. 34 will be drilled, which should go deeper – to menilite deposits.
According to the release, the next step is to drill another well, No. 33, also into the Stryian deposits, but a different drilling rig will be used for this purpose.
It is specified that the company’s own drilling rigs are also busy: two are working on new wells in the east and west, and another will drill a sidetrack – in fact, a new well in an old one – in northern Ukraine.
Ukrnafta is the largest oil producer in Ukraine, holding 87 special permits for hydrocarbon production, and operating in eastern and western Ukraine. At the end of June, the company announced a tender for the construction of three slant wells at the Verkhnemaslovetske field with an expected cost of UAH 184 million (excluding VAT). The new facilities are to be commissioned by June 30, 2024. The new wells should discover promising deposits within the field discovered in 2000. In total, four new wells are planned to be constructed at the Verkhnemaslovetske field in 2023 and five more in 2024. These will be both directional and horizontal wells.
“In 2023, Ukrnafta plans to increase oil production by 5.8% (by 0.077 million tons) compared to last year to 1.447 million tons, and gas production by 0.3% (by 0.003 million cubic meters) to 1.04 billion cubic meters.
The company also operates a national network of 537 filling stations, of which 456 are in operation. The company is implementing a comprehensive program to restore operations and update the format of its filling stations. Since February 2023, Ukrnafta has been issuing its own fuel coupons and NAFTAKarta cards, which are sold to legal entities and individuals through Ukrnafta-Postach LLC.
Ukrnafta’s largest shareholder is Naftogaz of Ukraine with a 50%+1 share. On November 5, 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer to the state a share of corporate rights of the company owned by private owners, which is currently managed by the Ministry of Defense. In November 2022, Koretskyi was appointed director of the company.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed confidence that Poland and Slovakia will continue to support Ukraine after the upcoming elections, despite recent harsh remarks against Kyiv, Reuters reported on Friday, September 29.
“I expect and I am confident that Ukraine and Poland will find a way to resolve these issues without negatively affecting military support for Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said in an interview with Reuters.
It is noted that Poland, a NATO member, was until recently considered one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies in its war with Russia, but relations with it deteriorated after Poland’s decision to extend the ban on imports of Ukrainian grain.
Slovakia, a NATO member, is also an ally of Ukraine, supplying military equipment, including MiG-29 fighter jets and S-300 air defense systems. However, opposition leader and former prime minister Robert Fico, who is leading in pre-election polls, has vowed to end this military support, Reuters emphasizes.
“Whatever the new government in Slovakia, we will continue to sit in NATO meetings,” Stoltenberg said, “and I am confident that we will find ways to continue to provide support – as we have done after every election in this alliance since the beginning of the war.
