Russian Medical Fund
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Russian Medical Fund was a humanitarian organization founded in Vienna, Virginia,[1] to support medical care for children in Saint Petersburg, Russia, during the post-Soviet period.[2][3]
Russian Medical Fund provided supplies, equipment, and physician training[4] to the pediatric cardiac unit of Children's Hospital #1[5][3] of Saint Petersburg. The fund provided for a new 7-bed pediatric intensive care unit,[6] purchased a heart-lung machine,[7] and underwrote a complete renovation of the congenital surgery operating suite.[8] In addition, RMF advocated the continuation of U.S. funding for civil society programs there[9] and co-sponsored humanitarian and medical work being done by a related organization, Global Healing.[10]
The organization was created as a private foundation in 1996[3] and continued operations until 2008.[11] The fund was affiliated with the American International Health Alliance.[12]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Schanke, Jerry, "Giving the Gift of Life," Vienna Times, 16 August 2001, pp. A1, A7
- ^ PetersburgCity News, 20 June 2001, "A new heart surgery room opened in Children's City Hospital No. 1" City section, front page
- ^ a b c GuideStar USA website, "Russian Medical Fund" organization # 54-1869946
- ^ Civil Society International, website, "International Organizations: Health and Medicine"
- ^ Children's Hospital No. 1, St. Petersburg, Cardiac Surgery Department website
- ^ PetersburgCity News, City section, front page
- ^ King, Sheri, "To Russia, with Love," The Middletown Journal, 22 September 2001, local news, p. B5
- ^ Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin, 1 October 2002, p. 49
- ^ Johnson's Russia List, website, 20 February 2006, letter to the editor, "Less Money for Democracy"
- ^ Global Healing, website, "Contributors"
- ^ Firedoglake, website, 24 November 2008, "Russian Medical Fund"
- ^ American International Health Alliance, website, "All AIHA Strategic Partners"
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References[edit]
- American International Health Alliance, website, "All AIHA Strategic Partners".
- Cardiac Surgery Department, Children's Hospital Number 1, St. Petersburg, Russia, website.
- Civil Society International, website, "International Organizations: Health and Medicine".
- Firedoglake, website, 24 November 2008, "Russian Medical Fund".
- Global Healing, Berkeley, California, website, "Contributors".
- Johnson's Russia List, website, 20 February 2006, #27 - JRL 2006-43 - JRL Home.
- King, Sheri, "To Russia, with Love," The Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio, 22 September 2001, local news, p. B5.
- PetersburgCity News, St. Petersburg, Russia, 20 June 2001, City news section, "A new heart surgery room opened in Children's City Hospital No. 1".
- Schanke, Jerry, "Giving the Gift of Life," Vienna Times, Vienna, Virginia, 16 August 2001, pp. A1, A7.