Children’s Memorial Health Institute (Warsaw, Poland) and the National Specialized Children’s Hospital "Okhmatdyt" (Ministry of Health of Ukraine)

A Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions was signed during the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen in September 2023.

Within the framework of this partnership, several tangible results have already been achieved:

• Acquisition of a state-of-the-art Siemens ultrasound machine
  
  
• Donation of two dialysis machines, along with consumables for one year
  
  
• Access to gene therapy for Ukrainian children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
  
  
• Training programs completed for:
  
  
• 4 doctors from the Rare Disease Center
  
  
• 4 anesthesiologists
  
  
• 3 transplant specialists
  
  
• 3 radiologists
  
  
• Joint participation in professional conferences
  
  
• Development and implementation of a liver and kidney transplant program for children, in line with the European Reference Network “TransplantChild”
  
  
• Online consultations for complex pediatric cases
  
  

Additionally, on December 21–22, 2023, as part of this cooperation, the 13th Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation titled "Current Issues in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care" was held.

The conference focused on:

• Infusion therapy in critically ill children
  
  
• Principles of rational antibiotic therapy
  
  
• Prevention of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in ICU patients
  
  
• Modern approaches to mechanical ventilation in patients with respiratory failure of various origins
  
  
• The latest technologies in pediatric anesthesiology and intensive care