The Project “Let’s Anticipate the Trouble”
The project “Let’s Anticipate the Trouble” focused on the early diagnostics of cancer is realized by the National Charitable Fund “Zaporuka”, as the project coordinator, together with the Charitable Fund “Vid Sertsya Do Sertsya” (Mykolaiv), the Charitable Fund “Kryla Nadii” (Lviv), the International Charitable Fund “Dar Nadii”, the Charitable Fund “Ukraino Ya Za Tebe”, the Charitable Fund “Viden” (Sumy), the volunteer groups in Kharkiv and Chernigiv, under the auspices of the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine. The project is supported financially by the Italian Association Soleterre.
According to the cancer rate among children Ukraine occupies one of the last places in the world but the children death rate because of cancer exceeds the world indices.
Reason: problems concerning diagnosing a disease in time and providing appropriate treatment.
The majority of state programmes and projects that are realized by the public organizations are not aimed at solving the problem of diagnosing cancer in time but at overcoming the consequences which appear because of a belated diagnosis.
In most cases the patients are hospitalized when they have 3rd or 4th stage cancer and, unfortunately, at these stages treatment doesn’t give any positive results.
That’s why the representatives of the public organizations and volunteer groups that help children ill with cancer in different regions of Ukraine decided to change the situation for the better by implementing the project “Let’s Anticipate the Trouble”.
The official site of the project is: www.cancerstop.org.ua
Project Objectives:
The general objective of the project is to decrease children mortality due to malignant tumors through a correct adoption of early diagnostic.
The specific objectives of the project are:
a) Increasing regional authorities and regional medical centres attention towards the problem of paediatric oncology and the importance of prevention and early diagnostic;
b) Raising awareness among Ukrainian paediatrician about symptoms, early signs of cancer and possibilities of successful treatment of children tumours;
c) Raising awareness of parents and families about symptoms of children cancer, the possibility to address to regional oncology centres, the importance of prevention and early diagnostic in children tumours;
d) Increasing the cooperation and the effectiveness of different civil society associations working on paediatric oncology in different regions of Ukraine.
ACTION PLAN
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Action |
Responsible Parties |
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November 29, 2008
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Organizing the round table aimed at approving the action plan of the project concerning the realization of the project in Kyiv, Chernigiv, Lviv, Sumy and Mykolaiv and Kharkov Regions
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National Charitable Fund “Zaporuka”, International Charitable Fund “Dar Nadezhdy”
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By December 15, 2008 |
Preparing the appeal to the Motherhood and Childhood Administration of the Ministry of Health Care containing the request to support the realization of the project and form the working group the members of which will conduct out seminars for paediatricians
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National Charitable Fund “Zaporuka”
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By December 15, 2008 |
Preparing the content of information flyers for the parents, brochures for the paediatricians and information posters to place in polyclinics and other medical institutions |
Content – National Charitable Fund “Zaporuka” (concerning solid tumors and head tumors), International Charitable Fund “Dar Nadezhdy” (concerning blood cancer)
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By December 22, 2008 |
Approving the contents of the flyers, brochures and information posters |
All the participants of the project
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By December 29, 2008 |
Preparing the model of the flyer, brochure and information posters |
Model – International Charitable Fund “Dar Nadezhdy”
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By January 15, 2009 |
Preparing cost estimates for publishing flyers, brochures and information posters. Publishing them
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Cost estimates – International Charitable Fund “Dar Nadezhdy”
Partially – National Charitable Fund “Zaporuka”, partially other participants (the quantity will be agreed with the coordinator of the project) |
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By January 15, 2009 |
Preparing the model and conception of the web-site about the primary diagnostics |
International Charitable Fund “Dar Nadezhdy” |
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From January 15, 2009 |
Placing information posters in the polyclinics (all the medical institutions that will be involved in the project will be offered by the coordinator of the project and approved by all the participants of the project) |
Participants of the project
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December – January
By December 20, 2008
By January 15, 2009 |
Praparing and conducting events dedicated to the Child Cancer Day:
1) renting a room
2) plan of the events |
- International Charitable Fund “Dar Nadezhdy”
- Volunteer group “Podykh Zhyttya”, volunteer group “Bratstvo” |
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February 15, 2009 – International Child Cancer Day |
Real start of the project: conducting information campaigns regarding child cancer. The national candle action “I have hope” (in the central squares of the cities that participate in the project the inscription made of candles “I have hope” will be lit on February 15 at 17.00). In course of the action the participants of the project will distribute flyers among people.
In Kiev there will be a press-conference in which the project will be presented and the problems of paediatric oncology will be highlighted.
The volunteer groups from Kiev plan to take part in the events dedicated to the Child Cancer Day.
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- all the participants of the project, public organizations from Kiev and volunteer groups |
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June - November 2009 |
Conducting the thematic seminars dedicated to the problems of paediatric oncology to the paediatricians of the regions.
Health education for the population – mass media, information posters containing primary symptoms of cancer for the parents.
Distributing information brochures about the primary diagnostics of cancer.
Mass information actions are planned for:
February 15, 2009
June 1, 2009
September 1, 2009 |
All the participants of the project coordinated by the National Charitable Fund “Zaporuka” |
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July 2009
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Organizing the regional ICCCPO meeting (International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organisations) for the parent organizations from the CIS in Kiev. Inviting other public organizations to participate in the project |
National Charitable Fund “Zaporuka”, Charitable Fund “Viden” |
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November 2009 |
The Ukrainian Oncologist Conference with the participation of the public organizations. Presentation of the project and its first results. |
National Charitable Fund “Zaporuka” |
Expected outcomes:
- 6 number of patronage from the regions;
- 12 number of consultancies provided from regional centers to train pediatricians;
- 400 number of pediatrician participating to training sessions;
- 600 number of pediatric guide on oncology tumors realized and distributed;
- 12000 number of parents’ awareness material realized and distributed (flier, leaflets);
- 60 number of parents’ awareness material realized and distributed (placards)
- 40 number of mass media involved and number of 60 articles/advertisements released;
- 7 number of associations and 60 volunteers involved;
- 10% increase rate of children visiting the regional oncology centres for a check-up;
- 5% increased rate of children recovered in oncology centers with early stage tumors.
Partner of the Project: the Italian association Soleterre - strategie di pace ONLUS.
