Final R10m mark reached for Red Cross' new ICU
With a dire shortage of paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) beds in Africa, a R100m-plus expansion and upgrade of the ICU at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital will significantly improve intensive care services and capacity to serve critically ill and injured children on the continent.
Photo: The Children's Hospital Trust
With the majority of funding already secured to build of this unit, the Children’s Hospital Trust – the official fundraisers for the Red Cross Children’s Hospital – launched a public appeal in March to help raise the final R10m for the building. South Africans rose to the challenge, donating through individual capacity as well as through companies, trusts and foundations and community groups, raising the R10m for this world-class facility.
CEO of the Trust, Louise Driver, says, “We knew that it was an ambitious target. With a declining economy, many families in South Africa are tightening their belts. However, the R10m raised symbolises the generosity and caring spirit that exists out there, no matter the personal circumstance. Each and every single donor has given childhood back to the thousands of sick and injured children, who visit the ICU each year.”
Key donors were given a sneak peek into the ICU progress on 26 July and were able to experience the completion of phase 1 of the building project.
Source: The Children's Hospital Trust
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