On August 6th, 2024, a 4-way Memorandum of International Medical Partnership was signed between the Children’s Medical Care Foundation, Children’s Memorial Health Institute, the National Specialized Children’s Hospital OHMATDYT and the First Territorial Medical Union including Saint Nicholas Hospital aimed at “fostering comprehensive development of horizontal bilateral relations between each party’s healthcare facilities for the exchange of experience and best medical practices, improvement of the quality of medical services and strengthening of international medical partnership”.

Headlining this innovative partnership is the planned creation of pediatric liver and kidney transplantation programs at the National Specialized Children’s Hospital OHMADTYT and First Territorial Medical Union including Saint Nicholas Hospital in the cities of Kyiv and Lviv that comply with the requirements of the European Reference Network “ERN TransplantChild”.

Close oversight from the Children’s Memorial Health Institute, whose transplantation department is one of the largest and most highly regarded in the world, and bolstered by the European Reference Network’s vast web of partner pediatric transplant centers along with financial support from the Children’s Medical Care Foundation will enable the conducting of joint scientific research, scientific-practical medical conferences, internships for medical professionals and other educational events, helping speed the implementation of European medical standards and protocols in these two key Ukrainian pediatric healthcare facilities.