Cyprus will welcome children with cancer from Ukraine, together with their parents, will offer them the treatment they need and will host them for as long as it takes to complete the treatments, offering accommodation and anything else needed to treat the children. , the Elpida Foundation states in an announcement.
He notes that because of the war in Ukraine, among other humanitarian tragedies that are unfolding, most children with cancer remain without treatment.
"The result is that their lives are in danger from the rapid progression of the cancer they suffer from. Indeed, childhood and adolescent cancers, such as acute leukemia, lymphoma, and other malignancies, are rapidly evolving. Only with urgent treatment can they be defeated. "Lack of treatment, as well as discontinuation of treatments, which have already begun, create persistent and rapidly deteriorating relapses that lead to these children dying quickly."
As reported, the European Society of Pediatrics yesterday contacted the national representative of Cyprus Pedology in the international body of experts, Professor Dr. Loizou G. Loizos, to ask for Cyprus' help to send children with cancer from Ukraine to Cyprus for to start receiving them urgently or to continue their treatment to save their lives.
Professor Loizou, immediately contacted the Honorary President of the Hope Foundation and the wife of the President of the Republic with the request that the Republic of Cyprus undertake the care and treatment for 3 children with cancer from Ukraine at the Pediatric - Pediatric Pediatric Clinic in Nicosia.
The President of the Republic and Mrs. Anastasiadis acted immediately and after consultation with the Minister of Health assured Professor Loizou that the Republic of Cyprus is ready to receive 3 children from Ukraine at the Pediatric Clinic.
The Elpida Foundation, whose President is Professor Loizou, immediately assumes all expenses related to the travel and transportation of children and their parents, will offer accommodation in the state-of-the-art hostel Elpida located next to the Pediatric Clinic, food and financial assistance required for the living of children and their parents during their treatments in Cyprus.
The European Society of Pediatrics in Brussels was informed about the offer of Cyprus and further instructions are expected.
Source: KYPE