Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says it is expecting to receive several paediatric cancer patients from Ukraine within the next few days.
In a statement Monday evening, SickKids said it is expecting to receive fewer than five paediatric patients with cancer from Ukraine within the next 36 to 48 hours.
“We are unable to provide the specific number of patients or further details at this time to respect the privacy of these children and their families," the hospital said. SickKids said that it has been working with government and community partners for several days to prepare for such a possibility. "Toronto has a strong and compassionate Ukrainian community and SickKids has long-standing partnerships with Ukrainian children’s hospitals that enable us to support urgent children’s health-care needs in Ukraine," the hospital's statement read.
"All children deserve access to specialized health care, regardless of their place of origin or geographic location. While the priority at SickKids is meeting the needs of children in Ontario and Canada, we acknowledge that there is a moral responsibility to provide care to vulnerable children from abroad when we have capacity, consistent with our vision of