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).
On 17 April 2023, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC) marked a significant milestone in paediatric ophthalmology purchasing four simulators specifically designed for teaching the examination of children for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
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.
Reflecting on the past few months, we are filled with immense happiness and pride. Together with you, our dedicated volunteers, we have achieved so much. It is equally gratifying to see our efforts recognised beyond Poland’s borders.
