Organization and work

The State Health care system in Russia is in a continual state of crisis. Therefore it is often not  in the position to provide the necessary help to many of it’s patients particularly children.
The Russian Clinical Children Hospital (RCCH) of Moscow is no exception and is in dire need of support.
The major problem is the lack of Government funding for State Health care to cover both medication & treatment. 

For example in the department of Hematology medicines and treatments are only covered by the 
state for the children who’s original diagnosis is aplastic anemia. 
If the child does not have a positive reaction to the first course of treatment then the State’s financial subsidy to enable further necessary treatment & medication will be withdrawn (In this case the total cost of treatment & medication would amount to around USD 25,000 - 30,000). Should this occur the child must then rely purely on need financial support from elsewhere.

Many children suffering from myeloblaste leukemia are urgently in need of a bone marrow transplant. Such an operation would costs around USD 40,000 - 50,000. In this case the Government would cover more than 50% of these costs. Nevertheless the operation is still not possible without the assistance of financial sponsorship from another source.

In the Kidney's transplantation center countless children need peritoneal dialysis (purification of the kidneys through the use specialist equipment). The cost of this treatment is expensive (USD 10,000 - 20,000 per year) and is not covered by the State at all, instead the cost must be borne by the family.

Ironically the child’s illness has been diagnosed the necessary medication & treatment are identified however due to the lack of funding the treatment cannot be administered.
Many of these children come from families where the parents earn as much in a month as we would spend for just one dinner. That's why our help is really a necessity.

Since 1989 hospital (RCCH) has been cooperating with the Charity Group, which consists purely of volunteers it supports children through a various & diverse activities: from providing the life saving medicine & treatments to allowing the children to visit museums and theaters.
Organization"Save Russian Child" was also founded on the basis to provide help to seriously ill children who are currently in RCCH. 

How this organization started

The idea to establish this organization started when we saw the tragic plight of many sick Russian children & the people who are involved in helping them on the Internet. These children who come from many different cities in Russia suffer from a range of illnesses. 
This prompted the question: "How can we too contribute to save the lives of others?"
We have realized we are in the position to offer practical help.
As a result, the Foundation "Save Russian Child" was established.

Why looking for the funding through Internet?

Traditional ways of searching for help and financial support through mediums such as press and television are usually brief and relatively expensive methods of spreading the information.
Our organization is not commercial and therefore does not have the sufficient budget for such actions.
The Internet is however a more permanent and effective medium of communication in our modern and dynamic lives.

With your help, friends, we have a chance to save the lives of many of these children.
If you would like to know more about our work you can always contact us.

Articles of the foundation: statuten_stichting.pdf