Improving pediatric oncology and hematology services in Romania through the acquisition of goods, services and specialized works

General project information

Improving pediatric oncology and hematology services in Romania through the acquisition of goods, services and specialized works

Now-a-days, over 70% of children and teenagers with cancer can be healed, and for some specific types of tumors, almost all the cases can be healed. The treatment it’s intensive, long-lasting and complex. The satisfiyng surviving chances are directly proportional with the endowent degree of treatment centers as well as the specializaton degree of the multi-disciplinary doctor teams, assistant and health specialists. The insurance of this kind of services demand an adequate financial support. Unfortunately, the children cancer desease treatment centers in Romania have poor endowent, in many situations being overtaken fuctionaly and tehnicaly with over 25 years oldness age, and in other situations being totally missing. Also, the biggest part of those sections which treats cancer desease at children haven’t had part of investment in arraging and modernization of spaces in last 25 years.

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This project is part of Program Ro 19 ”Public health initiatives”, funded under the Norway Grants 2009-2014. The expected results of the program are: improve prevention and treatment of contagious diseases (including HIV/SIDA and TB), resources development within healthcare, prevention or reduction of those diseases which are caused by an unhealthy lifestyle.