KYIV. Nov 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Kyivstar mobile operator subscribers provided equipment for two hospitals in Dnipro and one in Lviv thanks to regular SMS donations within the Children’s Hope project, the company’s press service reported on Thursday.
"In almost four years of the existence of the Children’s Hope, thanks to small SMS donations, our subscribers managed to collect more than UAH 12.5 million, and 51 departments of Ukrainian hospitals have already received assistance. On behalf of Kyivstar, I want to thank all caring subscribers who, during of a full-scale war continue to systematically support the initiative," Anna Zakharash, director of corporate communications at Kyivstar, said.
According to the report, an ECG recording device AMEDTEC ECGpro CardioPart 12 Blue-mr-wt with consumables was purchased for the pediatric department of the Children’s Hospital No. 6 in Dnipro, and the software for ECG Holter analysis ECGpro Holter was updated.
The Regional Medical Center for Family Health DOR received a Rescue LIFE 9 portable defibrillator with a synchronization function and children’s electrodes, which will allow resuscitation of children in case their condition worsens during operations.
In addition, within the cardiology project, the Lviv Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital Okhmatdyt received new equipment. The collected funds were used to purchase sector sensors 6S-RS and 3Sс-RS for the existing ultrasound machine.
This equipment will allow diagnosing cardiological diseases in children at a higher quality level.