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From Ukraine:
The Facts
The Ministry of Health in Ukraine has said that there have been a confirmed 1,100 attacks on health facility operations in Ukraine in the first 8 months of war in 2022. Of the 1,100 health facilities that have been damaged, and 144 have been completely destroyed. Of the damaged health facilities, 95 have been restored and 204 have been partially restored.
Children’s Center for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
The Arlene Campbell Humanitarian Foundation would like to tell you more about one of the hospital's we work with, the Ukrainian Children's Cardiac Center (UCCC) also known as the Children's Center of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Центр дитячої кардіології і кардіохірургії, in Kyiv. Dr. Vitaliy Maxymenko was Arlene Campbell's oldest contact. Dr. Vitaliy Maxymenko's son is Dr. Andrii Maxymenko, who is the Chief Medical Director at the Ukrainian Children's Cardiac Center. Lena Denman, the President of the Arlene Campbell Humanitarian Foundation, met Andrii while he was still in medical school in 2000. He and a friend of his gave Lena a tour of Kyiv. In 2018, he showed Lena and her husband Drew the Children's Center of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Lena asked Andrii how things have changed for him since February, and his assistant was directed to share with her two specific stories that his hospital was proud of during this war.
Yale List Of Companies Still Supporting Russia
Prof. Jeffrey Sonnefeld and his research team at the Yale School of Management Chief Executive Leadership Institute have compiled a list of companies leaving and staying in Russia. Doing business with the companies staying in Russia, or as consumers buying products from these businesses helps perpetuate the Russian war machine so that atrocities continue in Ukraine. Please support businesses that respect Ukrainian sovereignty and the right to exist in peace. The link is here in bold:
Saving a Ukrainian Soldier’s Life: Sergey’s Story
Sergey was an I.T. specialist before he went to fend off Russian aggression in Ukraine. His unit was deployed to the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, when a bullet hit him from the Russian side of the battle.
Interview with Mariia, a Ukrainian Refugee
Mariia tells Americans what we need to understand about Russia’s war in Ukraine. She also answers what life has been like for her since this war started.
Frontline Documentary On Life In Kharkiv
This documentary describes what people in Ukraine are experiencing during this war of Russian aggression. This video shows the results of war, so it may not be suitable for young audiences. Frontline does an exceptional job with their documentary series in parsing through political and social issues.
The World Food Crisis Explained
The Economist, a magazine on international finance and international politics explains Ukraine’s key role in international food markets. Please click on the below link to watch the video on YouTube to better understand the crisis.
Russians Commit War Crimes: News From The Heart Institute
Linked below is an article with video from Inter a Ukrainian news source. This article discusses patient stories, telling of the heroic work of the State Institution Ukrainian Health Ministry Heart Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine. This is the central hospital that the Arlene Campbell Humanitarian Foundation sends aid to in Ukraine. Please click on the below link for the story:
Russians commit medical crimes and ignore people with special needs: report from the Heart Institute
Babies Heart Defects
In Ukraine, there were 397, 037 live births in 2016. Of those live births, 3-14 in every 1,000 will experience a congenital heart defect (CHD). For Ukraine's number of live births, 1,200- 5,600 are newborns with CHD. For those born with CHD, 1-4 of every 1,000 babies will have a critical form of CHD. In Ukraine, annually there are anywhere from 300-1,400 children who have CHD. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that congenital anomalies account for 27% of causes of death in children under age 5 as of 2013 in Ukraine. The WHO reports that congenital anomalies are the leading cause of death of children in Ukraine followed by prematurity at 22%. Your donation can help ensure that babies with CHD survive in Ukraine.
Doctors Reported A Variety Of Problems They Regularly Encounter
On an ACHF Volunteers trip to Ukraine in June of 2018, doctors in Kyiv reported issues faced while they work.