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The Support Ukrainian Newborns (SUN) Project

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Newborn Jaundice & the Crisis in Ukraine

  • Each day, ~1000 mothers give birth in war-torn Ukraine. With many hospitals bombed or destroyed, babies are being born in settings without basic medical equipment.
  • Approximately half of newborns will develop jaundice in their first days of life, while 1 in 10 may require treatment. Neonatal jaundice is curable with blue light phototherapy. Failure to deliver this simple and effective treatment to newborns with severe cases of jaundice can result in permanent brain damage or death.     

Jaundice Management in Resource-Limited Settings

  • A set of low-cost tools to identify and treat newborn jaundice in resource-limited settings were developed by the BWH Global Advancement of Infants and Mothers (AIM) lab [Bili-ruler] and Little Sparrows Technologies [Bili-Hut].
  • The President of the Ukrainian Association of Neonatologists sent a letter to Global AIM urgently requesting donations of special medical equipment to manage newborn jaundice, “for the possibility of its use in adapted premises during active hostilities.”

In response, we are raising funds to manufacture and transport medical equipment to manage newborn jaundice to Ukrainian hospitals and facilities most in need, partnering with local physicians, hospitals, and NGOs in the region.


Project Updates from Ukraine

The first 2 Bili-huts were delivered to the Ukraine in May 2022. Our initial goal is to raise $180,000, that will support 60 devices. Ukrainian physicians have requested 100 devices to date. 

To learn more about the project, technologies, and see real time updates from the ground visit:

https://globalaim.bwh.harvard.edu/projectsun/
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Fundraising Progress:
of Goal
$17,045 Raised
$150,000.00
Honor Roll
Alexandra Barrage
$500
Anonymous
$500
Anonymous
Blair Wylie
$250
Centre Pediatrics
$1,000
Chip English
$500
Dr. Jonathan Brenner
$500
Dr. Roseanna Means
Frank and Megan
Jacqueline Husid
$250
Janet Whittaker
$500
Jeng-Healy Family
$500
Joanna & Mark
john mccarthy
$250
Joy Harriman
$250
Mr. James Mann
$500
Panda Cub Academy
$1,000
Richard & Shirley Yung
$400
Robin Polishook
$250
Samuel Hewitt
$500
Honor Roll
Aileen Chan
$50
Alexandra Barrage
$500
Anonymous
$500
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Anonymous
$250
Anonymous
$250
Anonymous
$100
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$100
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$50
Anonymous
$50
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$50
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$30
Anonymous
Anonymous
Avery Miller
$100
Bill Wilhelm
$100
Blair Wylie
$250
CarolAnn and Wayne Frenzel
$100
Centre Pediatrics
$1,000
Chava Brandriss
Chip English
$500
David Rhodes
$250
Denny Post
$100
Dr. Jonathan Brenner
$500
Dr. Manish and Mrs. Lija Shah
$250
Dr. Nicholas Healy
$100
Dr. Roseanna Means
Dr. Yunhee Kang
$100
Frank and Megan
Fred Van Dyk
$50
Ivo Jenik
$100
Jacqueline Husid
$250
Janet Simons Folger
$100
Janet Whittaker
$500
Jeng-Healy Family
$500
Jennifer Mattern Bartholow
Jennifer Riley
$100
joan kriegstein
$200
Joanna & Mark
Joanne Katz
$50
Joanne Miglis
$100
John Court
$100
john mccarthy
$250
Joy Harriman
$250
Katie Rosenthal
KERRY BYSTROM
$100
L Alonzo
Lara Frenzel-Clark
$25
Lewis Seton
Lise C Johnson
$100
Martha Furbush
$100
martin frenzel
$100
Meesim Lee
$20
Meghan Drueding
Mercina Tillemann
Michael Passante
Michele Alt
$100
Miss Kate Lepine
$25
Mr. Charles Lichfield
$150
Mr. James Mann
$500
Mrs. Ceil Jacobs
$250
Mrs. Jill Shea
$100
Mrs. Meesim LEE
$250
Mrs. Patricia T West
Ms. Dee Aukamp
$50
Ms. Kathy Kraninger
$100
Ms. Trish Foshee
$50
Nathan and Andrea Kelly
$200
Oksana Nagayets
Panda Cub Academy
$1,000
Patrick Healy
$100
Richard & Shirley Yung
$400
Rob Fitzpatrick
$100
Robert C. Murphy
$250
Robin Polishook
$250
Samuel Hewitt
$500
Sanyin Siang
$250
Sarbattama Sen
$50
Shannon Fay
$25
Shannon Hughes
Sonia Lee
$10
Stephan Vitvitsky
The Ballard-Means Family
$100
Thor and Debbie Sundberg
$250

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