Providing safety and treatment to Ukrainian kids with cancer
St. Jude has worked with long-standing global partners to coordinate the evacuation of hundreds of children with cancer from Ukraine.
March 23, 2022 • 1 min
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Partner foundation in Moldova helps evacuate Ukrainian kids with cancer despite fears for their own safety
Without time to ask 'how, when and how much,' two Moldovan women rushed to join the humanitarian effort when St. Jude called for help.
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These women are the linchpin in global effort to save Ukrainian kids with cancer
The only two employees of Herosi Foundation, a St. Jude partner, have been critical in getting more than 730 kids with cancer to safety so far.
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St. Jude Inspire Audio Stories | You don’t pause to say, “Should I help?” You help.
Natalia Wobst and Yuri Yanishevski are ALSAC employees who have met the Ukrainian patients and their families who are being treated at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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After heartbreak and uncertainty, a warm welcome from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
An ALSAC employee greets Ukrainian evacuees after their 5,200-mile journey and travels herself through memories of her mother’s own immigration story.
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St. Jude welcomes second group of pediatric cancer patients from Ukraine
A plane chartered by St. Jude brought children from Ukraine to Memphis to continue medical treatment disrupted by the Russian invasion.
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First Lady Jill Biden visits St. Jude, highlights research and global outreach
"You offer healing and hope," Dr. Biden said after meeting with Ukrainian evacuees receiving cancer treatment at St. Jude.
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First Lady Jill Biden visits St. Jude
During a visit to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Dr. Biden met with Ukrainian cancer patients and talked about President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, which aims to accelerate research to find a cure for cancer.
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Meeting four young Ukrainian cancer patients has renewed my soul
I was a refugee from Ukraine 31 years ago. My welcome to the young evacuees from my homeland at St. Jude: You're safe now.
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First evacuated Ukrainian childhood cancer patients arrive in U.S. — at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The four children are among more than 600 evacuated to advanced cancer centers across Europe and North America to resume treatments.
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Long established St. Jude global partnerships speed evacuation of Ukrainian kids
St. Jude Global has worked for years with Ukrainian partners, others across globe to save more kids with cancer, enabling rapid, mass humanitarian response.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital coordinating global partners to evacuate children with cancer from Ukraine
Hundreds of kids have been moved to hospitals across Europe and some may soon come to U.S., St. Jude.
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Philanthropist Jared Isaacman, his Polaris Dawn team, aid ill Ukrainian children through network coordinated by St. Jude
Team delivers Starlink technology to Poland, enabling global partners to communicate, helping get kids with cancer to safety and treatment.
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Determined Ukrainian aids kids facing battle on two fronts
St. Jude partner working to sustain essential treatment for young cancer patients even as she’s stranded 4,600 miles from home.
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