The German AIDS Foundation supported the project of the Olena Pinchuk Foundation "Mobile clinics for HIV-positive children in Ukraine".
The funds were collected the day before at the charity Opera Gala concert. The charity evening was held in Dusseldorf and this is already the 13th opera gala - concert of German philanthropists who help people living with HIV.
All artists performed free of charge, from the sale of tickets, and as a result of the "silent auction" it was possible to collect 25,000 Euros, which will be sent to purchase a new car for the Kyiv team of doctors working in the largest number of regions.
"We are incredibly grateful to our German partners for supporting one of the most important projects of the Foundation. For our part, we will increase the amount of the donation by another 12,500 Euros to purchase a new car for the Kyiv mobile clinic at the Okhmatdit National Health Service, which visits up to 7 regions of Ukraine during the year. HIV-positive children are everywhere and they have the right to medical care regardless of their place of residence, especially during the war," commented the founder of the foundation, Olena Pinchuk.
Mobile clinics for HIV-positive children in Ukraine are a project of the Olena Pinchuk Foundation, which started back in 2009, designed to help thousands of HIV-positive children gain permanent access to qualified medical care in the regions most affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Specialized hospitals for HIV-positive people and children are located mainly in large cities. Often, families of HIV-positive children living in remote regions lack the finances or motivation to take their children to big cities for regular testing. That is why the Elena Pinchuk Foundation launched the "Mobile Clinics" project, which provides high-quality and timely medical care directly at the place of stay of small patients.
In 13 years of operation, all machines and equipment are outdated and subject to replacement. In addition, the Russian invasion radically changed the landscape of the epidemic. IDPs must be under medical supervision in their new place of residence, they need additional help in prescribing and taking ART and timely health monitoring. On average, during the year of operation of the mobile clinics, 1,000 patients are examined, 200-300 of them are hospitalized, 10 regions and 100 settlements are visited, and 600-700 medical workers are trained.
We thank our German partners for supporting such an important project for children with HIV in Ukraine.