Belgorod hospital faces severe medical shortages

City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod, Russia, is grappling with severe and ongoing shortages of medicines and basic medical supplies, forcing employees to purchase items at their own expense. According to a hospital employee speaking to the 'Pepel' outlet, supply problems have persisted for about six months, with regular shortages of dressing materials, adhesive bandages, aspiration tubes, and gastric tubes. Critical medications like narcotic painkillers, omeprazole in ampoules, and paracetamol have been unavailable at various times, and staff had to buy analgin themselves to treat patients' fevers. The source also noted a disparity in care, stating that medicines are typically found and issued for military patients, while civilians are given substitutes based on whatever is available.