July 5, 2007, representatives of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund with Head of the Fund’s Supervisory Board visited the Rivne Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital. Among other participants of the event were Deputy Director of the National Amosov Cardiovascular Surgery Institute Vasyl Lazoryshynets, Director of the Hospital to Hospital Program Vira Pavliuk, Head of the Rivne Oblast State Administration Viktor Matchuk, First Deputy Head of the Oblast Council Valentyn Koroliuk, Rivne City Mayor Viktor Chayka, local authorities’ and Ukraine 3000 Fund representatives.
Mrs. Kateryna and Ukraine 3000 Fund representatives visited the Anesthesiology and Newborn’s Intensive Therapy Unit, familiarizing themselves with its work. Chief Physician of the Rivne Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital Mykhaylo Tomytsky presented the program of neonatal aid and nursing children with critically low birth weight, introduced at the hospital. The guests also visited Newborn’s Pathology Unit.
Kateryna Yushchenko had a brief meeting with doctor’s and medical stuff. Besides, the guests visited some wards, talking to little patients and their parents.
On behalf of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund, Mrs. Yushchenko gave Dr. Tomytsky a set of APV Equipment with total cost UAH 150,000 and toys for the playrooms. She also presented the hospital with an Our Lady icon from the Yushchenko family.
Mrs. Yushchenko called upon Rivne philanthropists and local business to actively support the hospital.
Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko and Ukraine 3000 Fund representatives are on a one-day working trip to Western Ukraine. A visit to Lutsk and the Volyn Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital is also on the agenda.
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