Translated by Brian Schwarz
Originally published Monday, December 14, 2009, in “Ultima Hora” (ultimahora.com) under the heading Inauguran primera sala estéril para niños con cancer
SAN LORENZO, PARAGUAY – The Acosta Ñu Pediatric Hospital of San Lorenzo inaugurated the country’s first pediatric cancer reverse isolation ward in a ceremony Monday that was attended by Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.
The ward, which will be in use starting in January, will help protect children from contracting potentially fatal infections while their immune systems are down due to ongoing chemotherapy treatments.
The isolation center will have four rooms, each equipped with an air filtration system, audiovisual alarm, and special antibacterial floors, windows and doors. The equipment was installed by experts from Argentina.
Brazilian hydroelectric company ITAIPU Binacional donated $110,000 for purchase of the specialized equipment, the Mitai Association of Fathers [of children with cancer], gave $15,000 for furnishings, and the Health Ministry gave $163,400 [figure converted from the Paraguayan guaraní currency] to cover the project’s construction costs.
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