The Latvian Ministry of Health, together with industry, has prepared the next batch of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the transfer of which was supported by the government on Tuesday, July 23.

According to the website of the Latvian Ministry of Health, medical supplies and equipment were completed by assessing Latvia's capabilities and based on a list provided by the Ukrainian Ministry of Health and urgent needs, including after a Russian missile strike on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv.

On July 18, a letter was received from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine regarding the necessary assistance in the field of medicines, medical goods and products.

"Knowing the available resources and capabilities, Latvia will send to Ukraine: antibiotics, syringes, injection needles, infusion systems, manipulation tourniquets, adhesive plasters, pressure bandages to stop life-threatening bleeding, and bandages for dressing large wounds. The cargo will be transferred to the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, which will distribute it to hospitals," the message says.

The Ministry of Health indicated that it continues to monitor the current situation in Ukraine, and also maintains contacts with the Latvian Embassy in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Embassy in Latvia, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and its subordinate institutions.

This is yet another aid delivery to Ukraine organized by the healthcare sector. On July 9, both state and municipal hospitals in Latvia donated equipment for artificial ventilation, monitors of patient vital parameters, operating tables, ultrasound, defibrillators, heart rate monitors, as well as other medical equipment.