Medical Affairs Director of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation, Lidia Niedźwiedzka-Owsiak and Chairman of the Board of the Charity, Jurek Owsiak pledged to purchase one of the most modern pieces of medical equipment on the market - PET/CT scanner. The device will be donated to Memorial Children's Hospital in Warsaw, which is leading children's hospital in Poland. The hospital is also a leading research facility, where doctors and scientists look into best and speediest methods of diagnosis and treatment. The PET/CT scanner, which will be the first device of its class in the country, which combines two forms of scanning, allowing for precise diagnosis, which, in turn, will enable doctors to come up with a tailor-made treatment for their patients. Speedy and exact diagnosis is the key to successful treatment of oncological diseases in children, and it dramatically improves the chances of fast recovery.
The charity and hospital officials are working towards establishing parameters of the machine. The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity has so far donated over 1 200 to the Memorial Children's Hospital. These devices are worth over PLN 53 000 000 (well over EUR 1 1000 000).
Five days before the 32nd Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, we visited the 'Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka' (Children's Memorial Health Institute) to ceremoniously inaugurate the first Ophthalmic Simulation Laboratory in Europe dedicated exclusively to the field of peadiatric ophthalmology.
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC) Foundation continues its battle against sepsis! Thanks to the funds raised during the 31st Grand Finale, we have already equipped 208 facilities across Poland with 510 pieces of specialist equipment. Now, we are making additional purchases to further enhance the diagnostic capabilities of microbiological laboratories!
Exactly 102 days before the 33rd Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Jurek Owsiak announced the medical objective for our upcoming winter fundraiser, during an attempt to break the world record for first aid. On 26 January 2025, we will unite once again to fight childhood cancer!
