Child Health International have been collaborating with medical experts within Moldova on and off since November 2010. Cystic Fibrosis teams often lack specialist equipment and nebulisers, something that CHI has worked closely with other charities to address. CHI has also facilitated conference attendance and work shadowing between Moldovan experts and the University Hospital Southampton. Â
Recent personnel changes have opened further opportunities for collaboration, something CHI is currently exploring.
CHI covered the travel costs for physiotherapist Aliona Roznerita to attend a training course organised by CF Europe. CHI sent a spirometer, a baby scale and an adult scale to the day centre in Chisinau. New chair of the Moldova CF Association was appointed and contact with Child Health International was reinitiated with a request for help securing medical equipment. CHI arranged for Dr Oxana Turcu to complete a ‘Nutrition in CF’ course in Leeds. Dr Turcu and Prof Svetlana Sciuca then spent a week observing the Cystic Fibrosis team in University Hospital Southampton, hosted by Dr Julian Legg.
CHI funds physiotherapist training
CHI supplies equipment to Moldovan centre
Contact reintiated with Moldovan team
Moldovan team visit UK CF centre
