The non-profit organization that successfully transported two pediatric cancer patients from Ukraine to Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children said their first mission has paved the way for additional flights.
“We're already working toward another flight,” said Brian MacDonald, executive director of Aman Lara – the organization that spearheaded this mission – in a news conference Thursday. The institution was established last summer to evacuate Afghans fleeing the Taliban.
On Tuesday, SickKids announced that two pediatric cancer patients displaced by the war in Ukraine were set to arrive in Toronto this week. An Aman Lara spokesperson said they could not speak to the current condition of these children. At the moment, MacDonald said, Aman Lara is waiting to hear from a health-care clinic in Poland to find out if they have children that require medical attention in Canada. From there, they will determine where those children should be placed, based on their condition, whether that be at SickKids or another Canadian hospital.
The first trip was made possible by a $200,000 donation from Bristol Gate Capital Partners CEO Richard Hamm. But now, Aman Lara is asking for smaller donations from the wider population.
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