Given the current challenges related to preserving life and health in wartime, it is of great importance to train journalists to act effectively in extreme situations. That is why the Experts Club think tank hosted a regular workshop on first aid for media representatives in Kyiv.
The organizers, including Experts Club, the ADONIS medical center network, and the Help For Ukraine and Pryirpinia Community Foundation charitable foundations, emphasized the importance of first aid skills for journalists, especially those working in risky environments.
The seminar included lectures and practical classes conducted by anesthesiologist Mariana Bolyuk. The participants learned the basics of basic life support, methods of stopping bleeding, and how to apply tourniquets. Such training is extremely important, given the statistics of casualties among journalists in military conflicts.
“The war has significantly increased the risks for journalists, so the development of first aid skills should be part of their professional development. Our colleagues constantly face risks and bear great responsibility. That is why we strive to provide them not only with information, but also with the means to save their lives,” emphasized Maksym Urakin, founder of Experts Club.
According to Urakin, such initiatives are planned to be expanded to include more representatives of the media community and other professions that are at increased risk during the war. This, in turn, will not only help to save the lives of journalists, but also help in providing first aid to the victims until the arrival of medical professionals.
“At a time when the information field is full of news from the frontline, professional training of journalists to act in emergency situations becomes an integral part of their responsibility to society,” said Tetiana Lagovska, Executive Director of the Pryirpin Community Foundation.
In his turn, volunteer Oleksandr Holizdra emphasized that the education and training of journalists will not only contribute to their own safety, but will also increase the efficiency of their work in difficult conditions, which is key to informing the public and maintaining overall security.
The Experts Club project plans to expand its program to include more journalists and bloggers. Training in this critical area should become a standard for media representatives, as the role of journalists in society becomes increasingly important and dangerous in times of conflict. The development and support of such initiatives is a step towards increasing the level of security in society.
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On September 1, three types of training were introduced in Ukrainian schools and universities, depending on the level of security in different regions. A total of 13,000 schools are operating in Ukraine in the new school year: 6.5 thousand of them operate in a standard format, and 3.8 thousand in a mixed format. The total number of pupils is about 4 million, with 415,000 students. At the same time, the level of danger to the educational process remains high even in the capital, as on September 21, the debris of missiles shot down over the capital damaged the educational building and dormitory of the National Academy of Statistics, Accounting and Audit.
That is why, according to the founders of the Kyiv-based training and analytical center Experts club, it is important to help teachers and professors master key first aid skills.
On Friday, September 29, at 16:00, a training seminar on “First Aid for Children in Case of Injuries and Traumas” will be held in Kyiv. The event is organized by the Experts Club think tank in cooperation with medical partner Adonis. The general partner is the Pryirpinia Community Foundation, and information support is provided by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency and the Open4business portal.
The training will be conducted by Mariana Bolyuk, a representative of the Adonis Medical Center Group, an anesthesiologist and co-author of 12 scientific publications.
To participate in the event, you need to register by sending a request to fam@experts.news. The request should contain the following information: Name of the participant, phone number, name of the educational institution.
Upon confirmation of participation, participants will be sent information about the venue of the seminar. Please note that the number of seats is limited!
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The European Union has transferred the first EUR300 million to Ukraine from a EUR1.2 billion macro-financial assistance package, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter on Friday.
“Putin’s war exerts brutal military and economic pressure on the brave people of Ukraine. Europe stands firmly by their side. Today we disbursed EUR300 million in emergency Macro-Financial Assistance to Ukraine. This is the first payment of a EUR1.2 billion package. So more will come,” she said.
As reported, the decision to provide macro-financial assistance was made by the European Parliament and the European Council on February 24, 2022 and agreed by the European Commission on March 1.
The assistance is divided into two equal tranches: the first is provided without any conditions, and the second after Kyiv fulfills a number of agreements with the EU.
