11 years, 44.16 million yuan in donations, 792 poor children: the hospital and enterprises work together to care for the "core liver baby"
"Without the 'Core Liver Baby Project' liver transplant project and without the strong help of the doctors at Renji Hospital, my little daughter Yueyue would be gone, my family would be broken up, and the rest of my life would be ruined." Li, the parent of the child, said said Mr. In February this year, Mr. Li gave birth to his daughter. Just as the whole family was immersed in joy, the parents slowly discovered that Yueyue's jaundice had not gone away and her belly was abnormally large. Local hospitals, maternal and child health hospitals, children's hospitals... Mr. Li took his children everywhere to seek medical treatment, but the treatment results were not satisfactory. After the introduction of relatives, they came to Renji Hospital with the mentality of giving it a try.
"After looking at Yueyue's examination, the doctor told us that the child had been moving around for a long time and the course of the disease had been delayed for too long. Now it was of little significance to perform the Kasai operation and a liver transplant had to be done quickly. But the cost of liver transplantation is too high , our family of four lives on my salary of about 4,000 yuan a month. Our 11-year-old eldest son is still in school, and we simply can’t afford so much money for surgery. We see the child’s condition getting worse day by day, and my wife every day. They are all crying and feel like the family is falling apart.”
"After learning about my family's situation, the hospital actively helped my family apply for a liver transplant donation under the 'Core Liver Baby Project'. With the loving help and the treatment of the liver surgery team, Yueyue's living donor liver transplant operation was very successful. She is now 9 years old. He is now 3 months old and looks similar to other healthy children. Thank you so much. It not only saved the child’s life, but also saved my family!”
Children like Yueyue and families like Mr. Li can be described as "lucky among misfortunes." In addition to receiving assistance from the advanced medical technology of the Liver Surgery Department of Renji Hospital, there is also help from the "Core Liver Baby Project" liver transplant project.
"Never let any child with end-stage liver disease lose the chance of treatment because of poverty." This is the original intention of the liver transplant project of the "Core Liver Baby Project" and an 11-year warm agreement between a caring enterprise and the families of poor children. Since 2013, SMIC's "Silicon Liver Baby Plan" liver transplant project has donated a total of 44.16 million yuan, which has brought warmth and help to 792 families of poor children like Mr. Li. On the afternoon of October 18, the charity donation ceremony for SMIC’s 11th round of “Silicon Liver Baby Project” liver transplant project was held at Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. SMIC, together with a number of fraternal units and their employees, donated RMB 5.14 million to the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation for the liver transplant project of Renji Hospital's "Silicon Liver Baby Project".
Li Yourong, Senior Vice President of SMIC, introduced that the project was established in 2013. With the joint efforts of all sectors of society, the charity seeds have slowly taken root and sprouted. In the past 11 years, the total donation has exceeded 40 million, and it has grown into a tree that protects the health of children. The big tree holds up the hope of children's lives. "This year is the first year of the second decade of the 'Core Liver Baby Project'. We hope that more caring people will participate and help more children get a new life and regain their dreams."
"We are very pleased to be able to bring warmth to poor families of children with liver transplants through this charity project, and to bring hope of survival to children in desperate situations." Min Jianying, deputy secretary of the party committee, introduced the number of liver transplant operations at Renji Hospital It has ranked first in the world for 10 consecutive years, with a one-year survival rate of 95.5% and a five-year survival rate of 94% for children with liver transplantation, and its liver transplantation technology has reached world-class levels. These are due to the spirit of continuous innovation and challenge of Professor Xia Qiang’s team for more than ten years, and are also inseparable from the strong support of socially responsible and caring companies such as SMIC and sister units. “The hospital will always adhere to its commitments and carefully manage Make good use of every donation and live up to the love and support of all caring companies and caring people who participated in the donation.”
Song Jian, Director of the Fund Department of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, thanked SMIC for its eleven-year persistence, and has led more and more corporate employees and outstanding partners to join in, doing their best to help more families get back on the track of happiness; also Thanks to the expert team of Renji Hospital for their superb medical skills and love, they have illuminated the miracle of life for nearly 800 children with liver disease.
