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OUR BASIC PROGRAMS & PROJECTS
Our programs and projects are created to help under financed public hospitals and devoted medics in fulfilling their obligations towards the most fragile and precious patients - children. Every year, the GOCC Foundation in accordance with medicine doctors chooses one field of pediatric medicine and funds highly professional and modern medical equipment to make it serve Polish children the best way possible.
CARDIO SURGERY PROJECT
The objective is to equip pediatric cardio-surgery divisions so that all children born with congenital heart defects can undergo life-saving surgeries. In 2002, out of 3 800 newborns with congenital heart defects 2 576 were operated. In 2004, GOCC funded also the artificial pumping chamber for children, which is set in the Children Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw. Poland is 10th country in the world that works with such a sophisticated device. NEONATOLOGY PROJECT
The objective is to decrease newborns' mortality by providing professional equipment crucial for protecting and sustaining life at its most fragile stage. GOCC has contributed basic as well as highly technical medical equipment for every single out of 501 neonatal divisions in Poland. DIAGNOSTICS PROJECT
The objective is to provide the equipment enabling fast diagnosing of babies and children. Early detection of inborn defects facilitates right and effective treatment and rehabilitation choices. The Foundation has contributed such equipment for numerous pediatric divisions. NEWBORNS AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD PROJECT
The objective is to provide highly professional medical equipment enabling necessary and effective treatment of children with specific diseases and birth defects. The Foundation has contributed such equipment for numerous pediatric divisions. HEART-LUNG MACHINE
The machine pumps blood round the body of a patient and maintains the oxygen supply to the blood during the heart surgery. Without it, surgeons couldn't perform many of rescue-operations that they do. So far, the GOCC Foundation has bought 3 artificial heart-lung machines. PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PROJECT
The objective is to provide terminally ill children with medical equipment that would ease their pain and create deserving conditions of life. The GOCC contributed much equipment for Polish hospices. NEPHROLOGY PROJECT
The objective is to equip dialysis stations and provide vehicles adjusted for transporting patients to the stations. GOCC funded numerous vehicles and devices for nephrology divisions. PERSONAL DEVICES FOR HOME DIALYSIS PROJECT The objective is to provide personal devices for home dialysis for all dialysis dependent children, qualified by their doctors. GOCC funded 235 personal devices for home dialysis, fulfilling all the needs. CONGENITAL DEFECTS PROJECT
The objective is to provide medical equipment enabling all necessary surgical procedures on 40 000 neonates born yearly with birth defects of cardiovascular, nervous, urinary, genitourinary, digestive, muscular, and bone structure systems. POST TRAUMATIC SURGERY PROJECT
The objective is to provide medical equipment enabling immediate rescue of accidents' victims in critical condition. SAFETY ON THE ROADS PROJECT
The objective is to provide hospitals with fully equipped ambulances enabling life protection and rescue on the way to the hospital or during the transportation from one medical station to another. GOCC has funded 46 such ambulances. PROTECTION OF KIDS ON THE ROAD PROJECT
The objective is to protect children walking down the busy streets to and from schools. GOCC has funded reflective lights for hundreds of elementary schools' students. LIFEQUARDS PROJECT
The objective is to provide lifeguards rescuing people in the mountains and in the water with the modern equipment that would help them to work more effectively. GOCC has funded numerous vehicles and pieces of equipment for Polish lifeguards. PEACE PATROL PROJECT
The objective is to train young people to be able to give first-aid in emergency situations when the human life is in danger. So far, GOCC trained 6000 people. |
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