Humanitas founder Sarah Wade and Dr Momeni with the charity's medical van in the background (Image: Humanitas)
The Humanitas team has been bringing medical supplies from Ukraine's border directly into the country's hospitals for around six weeks now.
The Hitchin-based charity prides itself on being hands-on during humanitarian crises - and Russia's attack on Ukraine is no different.
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Joanne Wearne - UK director, who is holding down the fort on home soil, as her colleagues continue their aid work - told the Comet: “People feel compelled to do something to help and have been incredibly generous. We are taking supplies into the hospitals from Romania,”
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