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 |
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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) |