G-3400

Rising Life Expectancy

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Project Description

Region: South America

Country: Argentina

Location: L. Hermosa, Bs. Aires

Total Budget: $35,660

Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment



GLOBAL GRANT N° GG2454187 "RISING LIFE EXPECTANCY IN OUR COMMUNITY"

PRIMARY OBJETIVES OF THE PROJECT

The objective of the project is to provide Dr Bocalandro Hospital -located in the district of 3 de Febrero, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina- with modern equipment for its Pathological Anatomy Service.

A Cryostat will be donated to facilitate the task of intra-surgery diagnosis in order to determine whether the resection edges of a piece are free or compromised by a tumor in oncological surgeries, thus allowing complete resection of the lesion. This is very important in breast surgeries and also at evaluating the total resection of tissues of endometrial cancer. This is also true when treating dermatological lesions.

The main beneficiaries will be patients who undergo surgeries, especially those related to cancerous or suspected cancerous lesions, since they will have faster and more accurate diagnoses and less risk of needing second surgeries.

NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS

The project seeks to provide quality care to those who attend this hospital which is public and free. Due to the economic crises in Argentina, the peripheral area of the City of Buenos Aires -where the Bocalandro Hospital is located- was seriously affected, making it very difficult either to renew or repair equipment in public hospitals.

Moreover, around 4,000 surgeries are performed at hospital each year.

A cryostat is essential to produce a good quality intra-surgery diagnosis in order to make sure that the resection edges of a piece are free or compromised by tumoral tissues in oncological surgeries, allowing complete resection of the lesion.

To sum it up, if we take into account that most of the patients who attend this hospital are low-income informal workers, the fact of undergoing a second surgery -beyond the risks that all surgery entails- would find themselves facing work-transfers and loss of their day-to-day income, considerably deteriorating their life quality and that of their families.

For this reason, it is of vital importance for the hospital and its patients to have this equipment.

We invite you all to collaborate and be part of this project to improve the quality of life of cancer patients in our community.

Link to Rotary Project Fair:

https://www.rotaryprojectsfair.org/detalle-del-proyecto/?numero_gg=83

Link to Rotary Showcase:

https://map.rotary.org/es/project/pages/project_detail.aspx?guid=651772C7-0FF1-4439-8554-B69A700E9AF4

BUDGET & FUNDING

This is our current situation:

Cost of the equipment to acquire U$S 35,660

Global Grant Funding - The Rotary Foundation U$S 3,472

Local funding obtained:

District 4905 - DDF U$S 4,000

Caseros Norte Rotary Club - Cash U$S 1,100

General Rodriguez Rotary Club - Cash U$S 1,000

External financing obtained:

District 4652 - DDF U$S 340

Málaga Rotary Club U$S 110

TOTAL FUNDING U$S 10,022

AMOUNT WE STILL NEED U$S 25,638

REMAINING FUNDING GAP (considering one or the other case)

DDF U$S 14,250

No DDF U$S 25,638

Contacts:

Estrella Maria Otero: (Caseros Norte RC) Whatsapp +5491150425937

Email: emos7777@gmail.com (Spanish)

Alejandro Quaranta: (Caseros Norte RC) Whatsapp +5491163005679

Email: alejandroquaranta@yahoo.com.ar (English)

Primary Host Partner

District: 4905

Rotary Club of: Caseros Norte

Primary Contact: Alejandro Quaranta

Email: alejandroquaranta@yahoo.com.ar

Primary International Partner

District: 2203

Rotary Club of: Málaga

Primary Contact: Estrella María Otero

Email: emos7777@gmail.com

Project Status

Need $25,638
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Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Caseros Norte (4905)

23-May-24

$2,100

$4,000

$6,100

Malaga 1927 (2203)

23-May-24

$110

$340

$450

Remaining Amount to Raise

Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution

$25,638

-

$25,638

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

-

$3,472

$3,472

Total

$35,660

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents


[23-May-24]
Rising Life Expectancy

 

Project Photos

History Log Entries

23-May-24

by Alejandro Quaranta

System Entry: Creation of project page.

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