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IF has created help packages to support children with Spina Bifida (open back) and Hydrocephalus (water in the head) in developing countries:Donate a shunt to a child € 45 I want to donate a shunt to help a child with hydrocephalus in the IF projects. One shunt costs 45 €. IF- shunt pack € 3,500 100 shunts to perform 100 operations. These shunts are imported by IF from India and cost just 45 € each. These shunts cost 25 times less than the average American shunt and have passed all the rigorous quality controls. IF- starter pack € 5,000 To cover medical costs of diagnosis and intake activities for new patients: costs incurred by a local medical doctor, including training, accommodation expenses of children coming from remote areas, the medical materials they need. For 100 children: € 5,000. IF- rehabilitation pack € 5,000 All children operated on within the project get followed up in their home environment (community based rehabilitation). After the operation, the child and family need guidance on independent living and inclusion within local society. Follow-up for 250 children (cost per year). IF- information pack € 5,000 Providing information to the parents is of crucial importance. IF provides information packs to parents. The cost of translation into local language and dissemination of information packs (including printing and website updates). IF- training pack € 10,000 Lack of information and training is the most important shortage in developing countries affecting the treatment of children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. IF organises training in the South, where we try to work with the resources available locally. Moreover, South-South exchanges are stimulated. Travel and accommodation expenses for a training team (2 to 4 persons) from Belgium, with exchanges of local professionals from within the different projects IF- operation pack € 10,000 To cover the treatment costs of a relatively large group of children (75 - 100) for a working period of one year: medical materials required, costs as might be incurred at the local hospital, pre- and post-operative care for all of the children. IF- research pack € 10,000 Stimulation of research in developing countries to find more information on the causes and prevention of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and doing basic research in newborn children. IF- Operating theatre pack € 20,000 Equipment for the operating theatre (essential medical materials, a Hydrocephalus operation kit and related supplies). Note: we endeavour to purchase as many quality products as possible second hand. IF- ETV pack € 50,000 A majority of children with Hydrocephalus can be uniquely helped by an endoscopic operation. This avoids having to put a shunt in and the excess of water in the head is cured permanently - a major advantage, amongst others. The basic equipment for this procedure is an endoscope, with the necessary accessories. A complete Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) equipment kit: IF- ETV additional kit € 10,000 - An additional kit for 100 extra endoscopic operations by means of a new flexible endoscope. Cost when the basic equipment is already available. What can IF offer you?
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