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With Swiss Financial Support, Latvia Will Improve Diagnosis, Treatment, and Quality of Life for Children with Cancer
To implement patient-centred paediatric cancer care, strengthen international cooperation, adopt best practices, and improve the quality of diagnostics, treatment, and post-treatment follow-up, the Children’s Clinical University Hospital (CCUH) will carry out the Swiss–Latvian Cooperation Programme “Advancement of Paediatric Oncology Care in Latvia” over the next four years. On 3 June, the Latvian Government approved […]
Children’s Hospital Welcomes Latvia’s First Paediatric Oncology Nurse Educator
Thanks to the opportunities provided by the Swiss–Latvian Cooperation Programme “Advancement of Paediatric Oncology Care in Latvia”, a new role has been introduced at the Children’s Clinical University Hospital (CCUH): a nurse educator in paediatric oncology. Madara Blumberga has become the first nurse in Latvia to hold this role, working within the hospital’s Haemato-oncology Department. […]
A Pediatric Surgeon’s Perspective on Advancing Surgical Care for Children with Cancer in Latvia
As part of the Swiss–Latvian Cooperation Programme “Advancement of Paediatric Cancer Care in Latvia”, Dr. Zane Ābola, Head Surgeon at the Children’s Surgery Clinic of the Children’s Clinical University Hospital (CCUH), spent February 2025 on a professional exchange visit at one of Europe’s leading paediatric oncology centres. Her destination, the Princess Máxima Centre for Paediatric […]
Why Are Biobanks Important for Latvia? Experts Gather at the Children’s Hospital to Discuss the Future of Pediatric Oncology and Laboratory Development
On April 9, a discussion titled “Why We Need a Biobank and How to Manage and Organize Samples and Data: Laboratory Perspective and Experience” took place at the Children’s Clinical University Hospital. The event was held as part of the Swiss–Latvian Cooperation Programme “Advancement of Paediatric Cancer Care in Latvia,” launched in 2024, and brought […]
Nine million euros to be invested in the development of paediatric oncology
Today, on October 2nd, during the 125th-anniversary conference of the Children’s Clinical University Hospital (BKUS), the Swiss-Latvian cooperation program “Advancement of Paediatric Cancer Care in Latvia” was officially launched. With an investment of approximately nine million euros, the goal over the next five years is to improve the treatment outcomes and quality of life for […]
Children’s Hospital to celebrate 125th anniversary with major conference
On 2 October 2024, the Children’s Clinical University Hospital will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a conference where experts will share their knowledge and experience on what has been achieved in the field of children’s healthcare. During the conference, a project of great importance for the Children’s Hospital and Latvia will be officially launched – […]
Swiss programme “Advancement of paediatric cancer care” starts
On Wednesday, 14 August, the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Latvia, Mr Martin Michelet, and the Deputy State Secretary for European Union (EU) Funds at the Ministry of Finance, Mr Armands Eberhard, signed the agreement on the programme “Advancement of paediatric cancer care”, thus officially launching the practical implementation of the programme. This is […]
