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Millions of Ukrainians have suffered sever physical illness and emotional damage over the past 22 years. This, because of an experiment that went wrong at the number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl power station which caused a massive explosion which scattered tons of nuclear waste over most of the country.
They call the consequential physical illnesses, “Chernobyl Aids,”
The effects of what happened on the 26th April 1986 reflect on today’s population like never before. Parents and principals of Boarding Homes and institutions still speak about the disaster, and the aftermath, which according to scientists will take another 500 years to be neutralised. And they acknowledge that the quantity of required medication for the children increases every year.
Mission Without Boarders has a Special Project budget which it uses to assist the children in Child Rescue International Homes. Through the Health and Nutrition project, MWB supplies these institutions with medications to reduce and/or eliminate children’s illnesses, as well as prevent possible future medical challenges. The monthly medicinal distribution is assigned to the institutions with the most urgent needs.
Recently, the Mission supplied the Zaturci and the Pluzhne Boarding Homes with much needed dental supplies to the value of 4466hrn (R8000.00). It goes without saying that because of the high cost of medical supplies, many institutions are not in a position to examine and treat all the children experiencing dental problems.
The Kostopil Boarding Home also received medicines and vitamins during October. This is the month when the children are vaccinated … before the epidemic season starts. Vitamins and preventative remedies are what the institutions need most during this period of time …
The Berezivka Home also expressed their appreciation for the medicines that were delivered recently … especially the eyeglasses. “Autumn is a very stressful time for us. We are invariably short of medicine before the wave of epidemic comes. Thank you for stretching your hands in this very crucial time for us,” remarked their nursing sister recently.
MWB’s Ludmyla Voznuk, is responsible for the distribution of medical supplies among the Ukrainian institutions. This devoted lady has been working for the Mission for the past 11 years and is very aware of the medical problems and needs of the institutions in which MWB works. The institution’s nurses regularly consult with Ludmyla as she is a professionally qualified and experienced nurse herself.
We continue to assist thousands of institutionalised children living in Eastern Europe, where, thanks to the help of our supporters, we are able to provide a well-balanced ministry to these children who have such medical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
