As a result of your generous donations, we recently completed our first project - we donated a set of laparosopic intruments to the pediatric surgery unit. Recently, a BABY'S LIFE WAS SAVED! An article was published here: http://www.dnevnik.bg/zdrave/2014/05/22/2305177_unikalna_operaciia_v_pirogov_spasi_jivota_na/.
Below is a Thank You Letter to our recent generous donors. If you want to make a donation now, please send a PayPal payment to donate@childrenofbulgaria.com.We have more projects coming up that will need funding!
As the poorest country in the EU,
Bulgaria has an ailing healthcare system which also hurts the youngest in need
- the newborns and kids. Sadly, Bulgaria is among the top three European countries with the highest death rate among newborns. The Pirogov Hospital is the major institution for
active treatment and emergency medicine, located in the capital city of Sofia.
Prof.Dr. Rossen Drebov, the Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, has
informed us that the new building for ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
and operating theaters were recently completed, but there is currently no money for operating tables,
lamps and apparatuses for anesthesia, monitors, surgical instruments, and other basic
equipment (including for the newborns). We hope you will make a difference!
Your funds will be used to purchase directly instruments and/or equipment which will be sent to the hospital, care of Prof.Dr. Rossen Drebov. To read an interesting article (in Bulgarian) by Prof.Dr. Drebov about the development of pediatric surgery in Bulgaria, click here.
You may see copies of our donations receipts HERE.
Your donation is tax deductible! If you have any questions or if you have not received your receipt, please write to bgnyfunds@gmail.com.
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Sincerely,
Polina Jordanova, Founder
and the NYC Bulgarian Professionals Network. Please share this page.
Email: bgnyfunds@gmail.com
Many Special Thanks to our Current Donors:
Platinum Level:
Yordan Hariskov, Pavlina and Ivo Nenin, Polina and Orlin Jordanov, Mila Yankova
Milosh Kotchovitch, Neno Pachovski, Iva and Kaloyan Mihaylov, Iva Krasteva, Tzvetelina and Nasko Jordanov, Ivan Gyurdiev, Irina Dimova, Alex Murdzhev
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Status update: We are speaking with multiple US manufacturers of surgical instruments. Only a few offer instruments for pediatric laparoscopy, and many will only deal with hospitals. We plan to begin talking to distributors and European manufacturers as well. Any help from people in the industry would be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteSeparately, we have reached our initial goal and are now collecting funds for purchasing operating room equipment such as an operating table or a lamp, or a similar initiative based on the most pressing needs at the pediatric department in Pirogov.
Dear Benefactors,
ReplyDeleteWe have been in contact with all major surgical manufactures in US and Internationally.
We have requested quotes and will assess them in the next few weeks. It seems that the instruments we are buying for Pirogov are state-of-the-art and the latest in pediatric recovery surgery. So hopefully our gift will make a difference to the little patients in the hospital. The list of manufactures we are in touch follows:
Aesculap
Mediflex
Stryker
Olympus
Carefusion
Karl Storz
CooperSurgical
Smith&Nephew
Medtronic
Richard Wolf
Covidien
Wow, we broke the donations thermometer! THANK YOU to all of you who came to our fundraising event last night and who donated online. There is still time to make a donation! We are still collecting funds to purchase much needed (and expensive) equipment for the operating theaters in the pediatric intensive care unit at Pirogov Hospital.
ReplyDeleteWe are so impressed and proud of the generosity and big-heartedness of our fellow ex-pats and friends. And thank you Polina Gerontieva and Orlin Jordanov for your tireless work, and to the many organizations and people who helped us spread the word. We will continue our work as it is not finished!
We have now narrowed down the suppliers of the much needed pediatric laparoscoly equipment. We are in the final stages of determining which alternative would be most cost effective. Additionally, we are communicating with Proff.Dr. Drebov to make sure that the remaining funds will be utilized for the most pressing needs of the pediatric unit and will keep you updated.
ReplyDeleteThe instruments have been ordered! After an extensive search, we found the best price and even negotiated a further 10% discount for a charitable organization! The instruments now cost $2,600 rather than the initial quote of $3,500. We were We have sent the payment to Duffner in Germany, and expect them to be shipped to Pirogov by the end of February. We are still waiting to see if we need to pay any taxes or customs charges. Right now, we have about $6,700 left to purchase other equipment for the pediatric surgery department at Pirogov!
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