21/08/2026
7 rescue vehicles and ambulances in operation
Without our operational vehicles, our humanitarian relief would not be possible. Our ambulances and rescue vehicles are what enable our medical teams to transport and care for patients in the first place.
Five vehicles are deployed in Ukraine, two of them held in reserve. In Gaza, two are in operation. Depending on the deployment area, they are exposed to heavy strain: poor roads, damage from explosions and shrapnel, long transport distances, and a shortage of spare parts and supplies.
Regular repairs, maintenance, and upkeep of the operational vehicles, as well as planning for reserves, are important to us and especially to our patients. Because without an ambulance there is no medical evacuation, and in the worst case, no way to receive lifesaving treatment.
In addition to conventional rescue vehicles and ambulances in our fleet, we have also, in the past, converted and outfitted vehicles ourselves at our Berlin Makerspace: a mobile intensive care unit built from a coach bus, a mobile hospital built from former THW trucks, a mobile workshop, two mobile doctor's practices, and a shower truck.
We are also developing a concept for how any van can be converted into an ambulance using the simplest of means. We presented the interim status of this concept for the first time at this year's Interschutz trade fair.
That's because in war and crisis zones, rescue vehicles quickly become scarce, turning into a critical bottleneck in patient care.