The fleets of medical institutions in 20 regions have been replenished with 75 modern electric vehicles. They were purchased by the Ministry of Health as part of a joint project with the World Bank called “Strengthening the Health System and Saving Lives” (Heal Ukraine).
This was reported by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
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The MG4 electric vehicles will be used by family doctors, specialists and nurses to reach patients in towns, villages and remote communities. In particular, it is about the provision of palliative care at home, patronage examinations of newborns, visits of doctors to patients with limited mobility, organization of work of mobile vaccination points, visits of doctors to remote communities.
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Valentyn Ozhgo, an expert, notes that during a massive power outage, this may seem like a somewhat strange decision to some. But he believes that there should be no reproaches due to several positive factors:
- It is an environmentally friendly alternative and relatively cheap form of transport. Hatchbacks of this class from global brands in diesel and gasoline versions cost about a third more.
- It is not the first time in 10 years that cars in Ukraine are purchased for the purpose of providing primary care medical workers who need additional mobility in work related to visiting patients.
- Interruptions in the supply of electricity are inherent in the peak hours of the load, at night the needs fall and even its surplus is recorded. That is why charging the batteries will not be a problem, and at the night rate it will be even cheaper.
Photo: Philip Pronin / Poltava OVA, Telegram.
Earlier, EcoPolitic reported that the International Energy Agency expects record sales of electric cars in 2024.
We also told that in March in Ukraine demand for electric cars doubled compared to last year.
