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The Need Our Response How You Can Help
AMERICAN JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER DNEPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE
Medical care in the FSU is dismal. Hospitals often lack the most essential supplies and equipment. In many cases they do not have heat and patients must wear winter clothing and coats as they shiver under thin blankets. The cold in an unheated building in this climate can be extremely dangerous. Our response
In keeping with our mandate to work in close partnership with other organizations to maximize the care we provide, GJARN has established close relationships with Project VISION, the Boston Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and the American Jewish Fellowship for Physicians in Israel, all of whom will provide important medical resources for this project. In Dnepropetrovsk, GJARN has established a Board consisting of representatives from all local Jewish organizations: the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the Chesed Social Service Organization, the Jewish Community Center, the local Synagogue. In addition, representatives from all major local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) are participating as well. Physicians from Ukraine who will staff the new clinic are flown to the United States for special training at, among other facilities: Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard, Boston General, and the University of North Carolina Dental School. The American Jewish Medical Center will provide care in the
following areas:
It is being established at a cost of over $10 million. As a part of the USDA’s monetization program, GJARN has received approximately $1million towards this project. Close to $3 million has already been spent to purchase, renovate and expand the facility. The building is ready. All that is required is to purchase and install medical equipment at a cost of approximately $2,5 million. Upon completion, approximately $5 million is needed to subsidize operating expenses for the first three years until the project is self-sustaining. To be a part of this monumental undertaking, please contact us at ajmc@gjarn.org |