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În anul 2002, Ion Andronic, împreună cu fiul său Sergiu, care în acel moment avea vîrsta de 5 ani, locuiau într-un subsol, în condiții inumane. Nu aveau condiții de pregătire a hranei, nici  bloc sanitar sau apă pentru igiena zilnică. Din cauza alimentației insuficiente, copilul suferea de subnutriție. Mama i-a parasit in acele momente grele, plecînd la Moscova, avînd de îngrijit încă 2 copii din prima căsnicie. Dupa cîteva tentative de recuperare medicală a mezinului ei, fără rezultate, și nefiind încurajată de oficialități, femeia a încetat  să mai spere în recuperarea băiatului și a luat decizia să-l lase în grija tatălui.

Din cauza maladiei de care suferă, paralizie cerebrală cu sindrom hiperkinetic, Sergiu avea nevoie de programe comunitare continue de reabilitare multifuncțională, dar familia lui a fost lăsată în voia sorții.

Pentru a avea o bucată de pîine, tatăl îl lua pe Sergiu la serviciu. Însă, era mult prea dificil pentru ambii, deoarece băiatul nu poate sta așezat independent, tatăl fiind nevoit să-l lege într-un scaun construit de el, în care copilul mai mult atîrna fixat de subțiori și obosea extrem de mult.

D-nul Ion a bătut pragurile diferitor organizații, ajungînd în final și la Centrul Hippocrates. La acel moment, starea copilului era agravată de malnutriție. Copilul, neavînd o alimentație corespunzătoare stării și vîrstei lui, prezenta o cașexie severă. Unica soluție de a salva viața sa era internarea urgentă într-o unitate de copii, unde ar fi putut să fie alimentat corespunzător. Astfel, s-a ajuns la o înțelegere cu o casă de copii, unde băiatul a fost plasat, iar  tatăl avea  posibilitatea să muncească și totodată să stea seara cu copilul său.

Însă, din  cauza unui conflict cu administația, Sergiu degrada și a fost transferat la un orfelinat în afara orașului, unde tatăl putea să-l viziteze doar o dată pe săptămînă. Chiar dacă copilul locuia în condiții bune, el suferea și slăbea vizibil, ajungînd din nou la cașexie. Atunci, d-nul Ion a hotărît să-și ia copilul înapoi acasă, în același subsol rece și lipsit de condiții.

După multe adresări la diferite organizații, Centrul Hippocrates cu susținera materială a ChildAid,  a reușit  să  procure o locuință decentă pentru familia lui Sergiu și Ion.

Acum, Sergiu are o familie și o casă cu condiții de trai acceptabile, în care deseori vine și mama sa, cu frații săi vitregi.

Periodic, este internat împreună cu tatăl său pentru cîteva săptămîni în diferite spitale pentru recuperare.

Necătînd la faptul că viața lui Sergiu s-a schimbat enorm și el este acum în afara pericolelor majore, totuși, Sergiu mai suferă încă. El încă este în așteptarea unui colectiv de copii, care l-ar accepta și i-ar oferi posibilitatea de a cunoaște și înțelege lumea înconjurătoare.

 

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cu_echipaThe Hippocrates Center is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, which practices according to the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova. The Center was established on the 6 December 2000 under License Number 1600 of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova.

The Centre was founded in Chisinau, in 1998, with the wholehearted help of Tony Hawks, a well-known British writer and comedian, and the support of the British philanthropic organization CRR (ChildAid to Russia and the Republics, known as ChildAid). The centre takes a medical and social approach to helping the children.

The mission of our center is to improve the quality of health of children from marginalized communities who suffer from chronic illnesses by increasing their access to high quality medical recovery services in order to facilitate their efficient integration into society.

The main objectives of the Hippocrates Center are:

1. To provide medical recovery services to children with chronic conditions by means of non-invasive, low-cost recovery methods such as physycal therapy, massage, occupational therapy, orthotics, speech therapy etc.;

2. To provide parents with educational services in regard to selection of efficient recovery and treatment methods appropriate for their child/children;

3. To develop and provide health promotional and educational leaflets for parents and caregivers of children with chronic diseases.

Our Mission …

To improve the health of children with chronic conditions who live in socially vulnerable families by increasing the children’s access to rehabilitation services and educating their parents.

Who Benefits …

Children from birth up to the age of 15 who have chronic neuromuscular, skeletal, cardiovascular or respiratory illnesses that have been previously diagnosed at a specialized medical institution.

Our Key Principles …

1. Access to services should be based on children’s needs;

2. Information and educative material should be available for the parents and caregivers of children with chronic illnesses;

3. People with physical problems should be respected;

4. Promote respect in society towards people with physical problems and understanding that these people can contribute to society and lead a satisfying life, and that the medical approach applied in many cases is not always an adequate one;

5. Decision autonomy for people with physical problems should be encouraged;

6. Recovery services should be located near the children who need them.

Our Projects …

  • “Tony Hawks for Moldovan Children”, with the support of ChildAid, 2001-2012
  • “Physiotherapeutic Help at Home,” 2004-2012
  • “Popularisation of Physiotherapeutic Methods of Treatment in Children With Locomotion Disabilities,” October 2003-March 2004.
  • “Physiotherapy Facilities in Schools and Kindergartens,” 2006-2012
  • “I Am Helping My Child,” June-December 2006.
  • "Give Happiness"

The admnistration board

Gusac Liviu
Halupa Dumitru
Melnic Nina
Nastas Alexei
Oprea Stela

The team

Covalciuc_Diana

Covalciuc Diana, executive director, pediatrician-rehabilitation doctor

Frumosu Inga, financial director

Diaconu_Valeria

Diaconu Valeria, neurologist
Onofrei_Lilia

Onofrei Lilia, physical therapist
Cijov_Oxana

Cijov Oxana, physical therapist

Veronica-Carp-site

Carp Veronica, assistant physical therapist

Srghi_Maria

Sirghi Maria, physical therapist

Solovei-Natalia

Solovei Natalia, physical therapist

Vita_Galina

Vita Galina, psychopedagogist

Ala_Marinov

Marinov Ala, occupational therapist

Zadorina-Alisa

Zadorina Alisa, psychologist

Cravtova Silvia, speech therapist

Driver

Why Hippocrates?

In ancient Greece, there was a tradition of development of physical qualities, participation in sports that was considered very important. In the book "About Joints" Hippocrates, the "father of medicine", wrote: "Organs maintain their functional properties through utilization and adequate exercise. All those that behave in this way, will stay healthy in harmonious development and enjoy a long youth".

Hippocrates was among the first to realize the relation between movement and muscles; and immobility and muscular atrophy. Hippocrates intuitively realized this and applied functional rehabilitation as preventative treatment.

History

In 1998, while talking to brilliant British writer Tony Hawks who had visited Moldova in order to collect material for his book "Playing the Moldovans at Tennis ", we mourned the bitter destiny of our small and poor country Moldova, at the crossroads of the times. Until that time it was impossible to receive any help from nongovernmental organisations. But, gradually, there were some NGO's that helped our work. Now, NGO’s actively take part in the decision-making process about problems in the community, offer services from different spheres of activity, look out for the wellbeing of the most vulnerable people in society, and support suffering people. Where political instability and the free market cannot support those that are socially vulnerable, the creation of a small center with medico-social inclination seemed pertinent to us.

Then, philanthropic Tony Hawks and the charitable organization ChildAid from the Great Britain, helped us. Since 2001 Hippocrates Centre has offered specialized medical services of rehabilitation to children with chronic diseases from Chisinau and the surrounding areas. On average a 400 children annually are treated at the Centre, taking part in rehabilitation programs with the use of physical, non-invasive methods.

Since its first year of activity the Hippocrates Centre has succeded in gaining the trust of all those involved in medical aid programs. It is one of several medico-social NGO’s in Republic of Moldova that offers services of rehabilitation to children with disabilities from socially vulnerable families.

1998 – Tony Hawks’s first visit in Moldova.
1999 – The second meeting with Tony Hawks – Brashov, Romania.
2000 – Registration of the nongovernmental organization Hippocrates Centre.
2004 – Creation of the center of medical rehabilitation for children with chronic diseases from social vulnerable families.

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  • Lord John McCluskey
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  • Alan Daujeaun
  • Steven&Brandan Knowlton
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International contributing organisations
  • "Medecins Sans Frontieres", France
  • NorthWest Medical Teams, USA
Local partners
  • National Medical Insurance Company, Republic of Moldova
  • British Embassy, Republic of Moldova
  • Sanatate Magazine
  • Xerox, Moldova
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