Accurate hospital equipment in critical areas is essential to ensure the safety, accuracy and reliability of medical care. Medical devices play a crucial role in the continuous monitoring of patients, the accurate administration of medications, the performance of surgical interventions and the efficient response to emergency situations.
For this reason, CUAMM UK has recently donated medical equipment and devices to the Institutul Mamei și Copilului (IMAC) in Chișinău. IMAC is the only Level III center in Moldova and serves as the main referral point for complex neonatal cases. Thanks to the donation, the facility is now equipped for the first time with a therapeutic hypothermia system, a life-saving technology for treating critically ill newborns. This modern technology will support the facility and its staff in the management of neonatal emergency cases making a real difference in the lives of the most vulnerable newborns. Every year, the hospital handles emergency cases from across the country, with a high rate of post-birth transfers from lower-level hospitals that lack adequate intensive care units.
The donated equipment will provide significant support to the IMAC Neonatology Department, ensuring an invaluable impact on the quality of care.
The handover of medical equipment took place last week in a official ceremony in Chișinău. Various partners and stakeholders participated in the meeting, including representatives from the Ministry of Health, Lorenzo Tomassoni – Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Moldova, Sergiu Gladun – Director of the IMSP Institutul Mamei și Copilului, Olga Vidaico – Head of Department Neonatal Intensive Care, Institutul Mamei și Copilului, AICS Kyiv representative and the project partners from Caritas Moldova.
The project goes beyond just providing equipment as it entails a training component. As part of the CUAMM project, seven neonatologists from IMAC have completed specialized training on how to use this technology, ensuring a lasting impact. Training healthcare personnel is essential to strengthening the local healthcare system and making sure this intervention has a tangible effect on the quality of care.
The CUAMM project is part of the R.I.S.E. Ukraine project, led by Doctors with Africa CUAMM UK and funded by The Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS)aiming at providing an inclusive, integrated, and multisectoral humanitarian response to victims of the conflict in Ukraine and Moldova, ensuring safe and equitable access to essential, life-saving basic services.
