David Beckham “lends” his Instagram profile to Iryna, a Ukrainian doctor

The social profiles of David Beckham witnesses to the work of Ukrainian doctors in Kharkiv. “Today I deliver my social channels a Irynathe person in charge of Kharkiv Regional Perinatal Center, in Ukraine, where she is helping mothers to give birth safely, ”said the footballer in a video on Instagram. “Look into my stories to find out more about Iryna’s wonderful work and all the health professionals like her they work for save lives in Ukraine”

By relinquishing his profile from 71.6 million followersBeckham wanted it so give a boost to fundraising for theUnicefof which he is ambassadorand provide a practical and immediate support to the population. Until now, the Beckhams have already donated two million dollars out of their own pockets, and at the outbreak of the conflict they immediately mobilized to collect aid. “Thanks to your donations, oxygen generators have already been provided that they will allow babies to surviveHe said again in the video.

But it’s not just a question of money. By allowing the doctor to give her testimony and tell firsthand what happens in her hospital and in her hometown, Beckham it also made it possible to show – without propaganda, without controls and without filters – what is really happening in Ukraine. Silencing those who question even the bombings.

In the published stories, Dr. Iryna showed the impressive images of the way she and her staff are working, with patients and infants in one basement adapted to makeshift hospital. “On the first day of the war in three hours we evacuated the clinic and took the new mothers to the basement,” Iryna said, adding that instead the children in intensive care had to stay in the center because they can only survive attached to machinery that cannot be moved. “I recall life but we don’t think about it, we love our work”he then concluded.

“Please continue to support these incredible people together with Unicef ​​or in whatever way you can,” David Beckham asked his followers: “Together we can make a difference.”