April 2024: The war in Ukraine continues and with it complex injuries to civilians and frontline protectors. Tourniquets, also known as CATs, are a crucial life and limb saving immediate tool to STOP THE BLEED and Ukraine needs thousands.According to the PROTEZ FOUNDATION (a Ukrainian prosthetic company based in Minnesota and Ukraine), there are more than [...]
Click below to view a documentary on Hands on Global's mission to deliver medical equipemnt to Ukrainian hospitals in March 2023.https://youtu.be/PMeexaA-1uQ?si=kr98PMyTnDfge-M3
First delivery happens. We meet Max who will make sure the Combat Application Tourniquets (CATs), emergency trauma bandages and antibiotic creams are delivered to the front lines. His expression of gratitude is sincere. He plays an audio text from a soldier who tells him that it is a CAT that saved the life of his brother. Max, [...]
HOG team members left with 16 medical suitcases weighing close to 50 pounds each. Each suitcase was numbered, and large signs attached with the names of the doctor, designated hospital and the city, specifying: Humanitarian Aid. Unfortunately, despite numerous attempts, we were unable to secure a Humanitarian Aid discount from the airline for baggage fees. The baggage [...]
