#EU4ResilientRegions: Kherson hospitals receive generators and mobile water treatment plants co-financed by the European Union and Germany

On 30 November 2022 Kherson hospitals received a first package of emergency response aid from the programme “EU4ResilientRegions – Special Assistance Programme Ukraine” co-financed by the European Union and Germany and implemented by the GIZ GmbH.

Ten 10kW generators and two mobile autonomous water treatment plants (water filters) will strengthen medical facilities of Kherson, so that they to continue working in the current emergency conditions.

“As promised last week – emergency response arrived in Kherson today. The #EU4ResilientRegions programme delivered generators and water filters to the city’s hospitals. We would like to thank GIZ and our Ukrainian partners. More help co-financed by the EU and Germany is on the way”, commented Ambassador Matti Maasikas, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine.

More support to Kherson is foreseen in the framework of the programme. It will aim to make sure that the people of Kherson can have access to services and decent living conditions as quickly as possible.

“Kherson is the only regional city of Ukraine that was under occupation for nine months from the beginning of the Russian military invasion. One of the most urgent issues is providing medical and social institutions with power and running water. Therefore, the Kherson region is grateful for the immediate reaction of our partners from the European Union, who are assisting to return not only Ukraine, but also Europe to Kherson”, Yaroslav Yanushevych, Head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, said.

“We are glad to return to Kherson region with emergency response aid packages. Supplying generators and water treatment plants will increase local institutions’ ability to meet local citizens’ medical needs. This is a priority in the newly liberated areas, but further aid for social institutions and CNAPs will follow”, Margarete Jacobi, Head of Component of EU4ResilientRegions at GIZ, said.

Background:

The programme “EU4ResilientRegions – Special Assistance Programme Ukraine” is co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The programme initially focused on communities in 10 southern and eastern Ukrainian regions to make sure residents can access quality local administrative, medical, and social services comfortably and efficiently. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the project has adapted its assistance and now focuses on emergency support and assisting partner communities and IDPs.