What We Do
Medical Programme
Upon discovering the deteriorating health conditions of the children in Belarus it became apparent that many of the children would die without immediate life-saving operations, so on New Years Eve in 1994 CCPI airlifted the most desperate children to Ireland in a bid to save their lives.
On New Years Eve Adi Roche accompanied four very sick children on a memorable flight, from Belarus to Iceland and again on to Ireland. Since this first life saving excursion, over 200 children have benefited from Life Saving Operations.
Today in Belarus over 7,000 children await treatment for cardiac conditions that would be practically routine matters in the United States or Europe. The country's health services are already stretched to breaking point, and the waiting list grows by an estimated 800 to 1000 children every year. Without intervention, most of the children will die within three to five years. 
However, in the summer of 2003 CCPI USA got in touch with top cardiologist Dr. William Novick, who travels the world operating on children with cardiac problems. Between ourselves and our American office put together the Cardiac Programme. The cardiac team flew to Belarus and began tackling the long and daunting list of Chernobyl Heart victims. The first mission sponsored was in October 2003 and since then these trips have saved the lives of over 200 children.
Also in an effort to improve the nursing care on offer in children’s orphanages in Belarus the Chernobyl Children’s Project International manages a very effective Nursing Programme which sponsors the salaries of a number of health professionals to work in these institutions. The overall Medical Programme includes at total of 16 health professionals ie nursing staff, physiotherapists, teachers, doctors and psychologist who provide a level of care which in all cases dramatically improves the quality of life for the children. 
The work undertaken through these programmes includes the involvement of a number of experienced and committed Irish health professionals who travel on a monthly basis to Belarus to manage and oversee the medical programme and offer various levels of support and training to their Belarussian counterparts.
To date the Project also runs a Hospice Programme which employs nurses who make medical visits to terminally ill children in their homes around Belarus.
As part of a CCPI initiative to support the medical care in institutions and orphanages, a well-established programme Ambulance Programme / Spare Parts Programme is in operation to supply ambulances and spare parts to improve transportation and access for children and adults.
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