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. 2019 Apr-Jun;6(2):130–136. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_70_18

Table 1.

Characteristics of Roman Catholic's civil society faith organization of S/R-HSCP Voluntariado Jesús con Los Niños Foundation

Geographical area serve Santiágo de los cabelleros, DR
Population served Pediatric cancer care
Type of organization Civil society/nongovernmental/nonprofit
Founded 1997
Faith religious tradition Roman Catholic's Carmelite Sisters Order
Type of oncologic disease treated Pediatric hematology-oncology
Objectives 1. Support families of children suffering from cancer
2. Supports the training of medical and paramedical personnel
3. Provides expandable material and medication for chemotherapies
4. Provides conditioning of the pediatric and recreational areas to create a more favorable health environment
5. Follows post hospitalization patients for their complete recovery and reintegration into their social environment
6. Psycho-oncological support to patients and their relatives, medical staff, and volunteer corps
7. Develop new models for pediatric cancer care at a national level in the Dominican Republic
Partnership Dana Faber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Pediatric Hematology-oncology Unit (UHOP) at Hospital Infantil Regional Universitario Dr. Arturo Grullon (HIRUAG)