How Ukraine’s Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen Became a Platform for Building Partnerships

How Ukraine’s Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen Became a Platform for Building Partnerships

Three-year-old Sasha Draholyuk in the northwestern Ukrainian city of Lutsk could not breathe on her own, as severe bilateral pneumonia had destroyed her lung function. Ventilation failed, and her oxygen levels kept falling. The only remaining option was extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)—a machine that temporarily replaces the function of the lungs and heart. But only a few hospitals in Ukraine can run it. When specialists from Kyiv arri…