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"When
the children of our world die needlessly and without
hope, a piece of us dies with them whether we know
it or not. And when we help just one to live, we
find a small piece of immeasurable, indescribable
joy."
--Mark A. Kroeker
Founder, WCTF
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WCTF Locations
WCTF currently has four locations, in addition to our
U.S. base of operations:
The Strategy of the World Children's Transplant Fund
focuses on developing World Children's Transplant Centers attached to
preexisting medical facilities in each of the selected site locations.
The site locations are selected by The World Children's
Transplant Funds' Medical Board of Advisors. These physicians visit and
research prospective centers to determine the best equipped facilities
for introduction and/or expansion of pediatric organ transplantation.
Regional site locations are selected based on the following:
- Preexisting level of surgical competence in organ
transplantation.
- Preexisting level of regional medical technology
available in the organ transplant field.
- Geographic location and accessibility factor for
outlying regions.
- Extent of populace needs for organ
transplantation.
The first step in establishing a World Children's
Transplant Center is to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with
the chosen hospital. A MOA is a legal agreement signed by the WCTF,
and the existing hospital, outlining the responsibilities of both
parties to the Foundation's goal.
Once a MOA has been signed, The World Children's
Transplant Center becomes a nonprofit foundation under the law of
each nation. The foundation then serves as an auxiliary of the World
Children's Transplant Fund.
A Director is selected to run each center under
the direction of the World Children's Transplant Fund. The
responsibilities of the Director lie in overseeing regional office
operations, establishing regional public awareness campaigns, and
conducting fund-raising efforts to support the WCTF
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CURRENT NEWS
WCTF Hosts Awards Dinner
WCTF
hosted its first annual Global Partners Awards
Dinner at the Sheraton Universal Hotel on May
12, 2011. The purpose of the event, emceed by
Lorenzo Lamas, was to honor Carroll Shelby, Dr.
Vartkes Najarian, and executive directors from
Mexico and Armenia, Dr. Federico Mendoza Sanchez
and Maria Yeganian, respectively. News and
pictures available
here.
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OLDER NEWS
WCTF Hosts Fundraising Dinner
WCTF is hosting a
dinner to welcome and honor Dr. Gegham Poghosyan
and Dr. Davit Dallakyan, who are visiting from
Armenia for six months of training in pediatric
liver transplantation. [more]
WCTF Partners with USC
WCTF is providing funding for Dr. Gegham
Poghosyan and Dr. Davit Dallakyan, both of
Armenia, to receive specialized pediatric
transplant training at the USC University
Hospital in Los Angeles. [more]
WCTF Project Mexico
The World Children’s
Transplant Fund just began “Project Mexico” in
2009. The team has visited the Guadalajara area,
met with a Hospital Director and Transplant
Surgeons in Mexico, and visited Mexican
Hospitals at various socio-economic levels. [more]
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