The Oncology Institute has received a new consignment of medical equipment and medicines for children and adult cancer patients from the IOM
State-of-the-art technologies for several wards at the Oncological Institute in Chisinau. This includes equipment and medicines for the treatment of oncological diseases, which will also benefit Ukrainian refugees. According to data provided by the institution's administration, since the beginning of the war in the neighbouring country, more than 600 people with oncological diseases have received the necessary assistance in the Republic of Moldova.
Two ultrasound machines have arrived in the Urology Department of the Oncology Institute. The number of patients has increased with the war in the neighbouring country. 30 refugees were treated here last year.
"A great benefit for the surgical service is the donation of these ultrasound devices, which will help us a lot in diagnostics, in preventing post-operative complications ", says Anatolie Mustea, deputy medical director.
At the same time, pumps for administering chemotherapeutic substances were also donated.
"They are necessary devices in our field, they help us to administer the drugs in a certain dose, in a certain time unit, the duration of treatment can vary from one hour to several days", says Iurie Bulat, deputy director of the Oncological Institute.
The institution has also received neuromuscular transmission monitors, patient warmers and implantable chambers with chemotherapy accessories.
"Today's donation will ensure that even refugees with cancer have access to the treatment they need here in Moldova. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide," says Laura Hruby, Deputy Chief of Diplomatic Mission, US Embassy.
"The donated equipment is already functional in the medical oncology ward, in the operating room, in the clinical, radiation oncology, oncology wards, some of them are available for the first time ", said Ruslan Baltaga, director of the Onclologic Institute.
"The rapid reaction in case of detection of an oncological pathology is, in fact, the key to success in order to have a beautiful result, a result that both patients and medical staff are waiting for, and this is what we have been emphasizing lately ", says Ion Prisăcaru, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health.
The $150,000 donation was provided by the International Organization for Migration, as part of the project "Humanitarian Assistance for Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries", which is funded by the Government of the United States of America.
