A fundraising campaign to supply essential protective equipment for the resident physicians at Vilnius University\u2019s Faculty of Medicine<\/p>\n
As a response to the extraordinary situation brought by the global coronavirus pandemic the Vilnius University Foundation is starting a fundraising campaign \u201cResidents, we\u2019re here for you!\u201d. The goal is to raise money for additional protective medical equipment for the resident physicians of Vilnius University\u2019s Faculty of Medicine. During the coronavirus pandemic due to the shortage most of the residents working with infected patients don’t have the proper protective equipment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe resident physicians at the Faculty of Medicine combating the spread of the coronavirus are currently the University\u2019s weakest link, therefore we must pay special attention to them. By doing their job they are helping the sick, saving lives and risking their own health. Let\u2019s not stay indifferent!\u201d – Prof. Dr. Algirdas Utkus, the Dean of the VU Faculty of Medicine encouraging everyone to partake in the campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a chance for the Vilnius University community to prove their unity in the face of this health crisis\u201d – said Justinas Noreika, the Director of Vilnius University Foundation.<\/p>\n
VU Faculty of Medicine has a total of 828 residents, 721 of which work in Lithuanian health institutions: 707 in Vilnius, 9 in Klaip\u0117da, 3 in \u0160iauliai, one each in Panev\u0117\u017eys and Utena. To date there is one confirmed coronavirus case among the group \u2013 an expecting resident physician at the Santara clinics.<\/p>\n
\u201cResidents are in dire need of protective supplies. Tens of my colleagues went into self-isolation after being exposed to infected patients. The number of working doctors is declining and each of us has to cover an increasing number of patients. The units fighting the infection directly are particularly strained \u2013 all specialty residents are being asked to help there and everyone has stopped counting overtime\u201d – Laimonas U\u0161\u010dinas, the Residents council chairman at the VU Faculty of Medicine overviewed the situation. For this project Vilnius University Foundation allocated 5 000 EUR from return on investment.<\/p>\n
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