June 20, 2007, Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko and other Ukraine 3000 Fund representatives visited the Vinnytsia Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital. Among other participants of the event were Director of the Children’s Onco-Hematology and Marrow Transplantation Center at the OKHMATDIT Children’s Specialized Hospital Svitlana Donska, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Merited Doctor of Ukraine Vitaly Maidannyk, Director General of the Hanza Joint-Stock Company Petro Bahriy, Head of the Vinnytsia Oblast State Administration Oleksandr Dombrovsky, Head of the Vinnytsia Oblast Council Hryhory Zabolotny, and Vinnytsia City Mayor Volodymyr Hroysman.
The guests took a tour of the hospital, visiting the Children’s Onco-Hematology Center, Neonatology Center, and Newborn’s ICU. They talked to the doctors and medical staff representatives and visited some wards, greeting little patients and their parents.
On behalf of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund, Mrs. Yushchenko presented to the Vinnytsia Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital medical equipment: three electric breast pumps, digital and mechanical newborns’ scales, and a newborns’ first aid kit for a mobile neonatology team. Mrs. Kateryna also presented books and toys for the playrooms. The total cost of the presents is around UAH 68,000. Mrs. Yushchenko also presented to the hospital an Our Lady icon from the Yushchenko family.
Besides, from the Ukraine 3000 Fund and Hanza Joint-Stock Company, Hanza Director General Petro Bahriy presented to the hospital lab equipment: automatic analyzer for electrochemioluminescence diagnosing by Roche Company. The analyzer, able to make important tests for tumor markers, hormones, thyroid gland function, infections, bone markers, anemia, diabetes, etc., will be installed at the Children’s Onco-Hematology Center lab. The total value of the equipment is UAH 500,000. At present, a part of the equipment with total value UAH 230,000 has been passed over to the hospital. The lab will be completely set by September 1, 2007.
Director General of the Hanza Joint-Stock Company Petro Bahriy is member of the Board of Trustees of the Vinnytsia Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital.
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