Activity report for 1999(PDF) - Soros Foundation Moldova

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SOROS FOUNDATION MOLDOVA
Hospital Development
(in collaboration with the Open Society Institute of
New York and Carelift International)
In 1999 under the Hospital Development Program
1 container of medical equipment, supplies, medications,
was brought to the Republic of Moldova. The
supplied goods were donated to health care institutions.
$ 1,132
Health Care Initiatives
(in collaboration with the Open Society Institute of
New York)
The following projects were selected for funding on
a merit basis to be implemented during 1999-2000:
“Improvement of Neonatal Medical Care in the
Republic of Modlova”, presented by the Institute of
Scientific Research in the field of Mother and Child
Health Care, project director Petru STRATULAT. This is
a part of the project “Strengthening Perinatal Medical
Assistance in the Republic of Moldova” implemented by
UNICEF in collaboration with Soros Foundation
Moldova. The goal of the project is to implement the
national program of improvement of the perinatal medical
assistance in the country.
Project financed in 1998
“Creating a Family Medicine Specialty in RM”, presented
by the N. Testemiflanu State Medical and
Pharmaceutical University, project director Grigore
BIVOL. The project started in 1999 and is to be implemented
in the course of 3 years. The project’s goal is to
facilitate the primary health care reform process in the
Republic of Moldova.
Project financed in 1998
“Family Health in Rural Regions”, presented by the
Republican Association of Mother and Child Health
Care. The project started in 1999 with a 1-year time line
for implementation, project director Valentina MELNIC.
The project’s goal is to improve family health in rural
regions by providing training for medical personnel and
informing them on new methods and technologies in
medical assistance for mother and child.
Project financed in 1998
“National Network of Communication in the Health
Care System”, presented by the Independent Journalism
Center, project director Irina ZATUØEVSCHI. The project
will start in the beginning of 2000 and will be implemented
in collaboration with World Health Organization.
The goal of the project is to create a national
network of communication in the heath care system in
order to make it a plenipotentiary member of the
European Health Network of Communication.
$ 24,000
“Participating in Health Care Reform by Reinforcing
Medical Managerial Staff”, presented by N.Testemiflanu
State Medical and Pharmaceutical University of the
Republic of Moldova, project director Liviu Sicinschii.
The project will be implemented in 2000-2001 in collaboration
with Saint Augustin Hospital Group (France)
and Moldova– Yvonne– Aimee Association. The project’s
goal is to improve the administrative system and
management policy in health care by providing training
and retraining courses for medical managerial staff.
$ 24,000
Family Medicine
(in collaboration with the Open Society Institute of
New York)
A Conference on Family Medicine was organized in
Druskininkai, Lituania, August 26 – September 2,
1999. The following members of team-group implementing
the project “Creating of Family Medicine
Specialty in the Republic of Moldova” attended the conference:
Genadie CUROCICHIN, Tatiana VALICA, Grigore
BIVOL, Victor PUIU.
$ 3,248
Child Abuse Prevention
(in collaboration with the Open Society Institute of
New York)
In the framework of this program the following
activities were carried out:
CAP Pediatrician Conference, Budapest, Hungary,
March 18-21, 1999
Lucia CALESTRU, Lucia GROZA, Ludmila TORJIN-
SCHI, Iurie GRATII $ 1,720
CAP Legal Conference, Budapest, Hungary, March
21-24, 1999
Tudor PETROV, Tatiana TROIANOVSCHI, Sergiu
CRUDU, Vitalie POPESCU, Boris DARIEV $ 2,250
CAP Gynecologists Conference, Debe, Poland,
November 6-9, 1999
Ala CEAHLÆU, Svetlana LUPU $ 890
Family Strengthening Conference, Kranjska Gora,
Slovenia, July 6 – 10, 1999
Daniela POPESCU, Vitalie POPESCU, Ecaterina
STASII, Neli COJOCARU $ 3,080
The Child Abuse Prevention project was continued
in the framework of the Child Abuse Prevention
Program. The project was presented by the National
Center of Child Abuse Prevention in 1998, project director
Daniela POPESCU. In 1999 a new project on creat-