The Neonatal Critical Care Center in Gyangze County, Shigatse City, Xizang Autonomous Region was officially inaugurated
On the morning of May 22, the unveiling ceremony of the Neonatal Critical Care Center in Gyangze County, Shigatse City, Xizang Autonomous Region was successfully held. This is the eighth Neonatal Critical Care Center (NICU) supported by the "Healthy Dreams · Good Morning Program" project of BUCF, marking a new level of critical neonatal care capability in Gyangze County and surrounding areas. Zhang Lihua, Director of the Health Commission of Shigatse City and Deputy County Mayor of Gyangze County in Basangpian, and Mr. Feng, Chairman of the BUCF, attended the ceremony and delivered speeches.
Multi party collaboration, safeguarding the starting point of life
At the unveiling ceremony, Director Basang Piando expressed gratitude to the BUCF for their philanthropic efforts. She pointed out that the establishment of the Gyangze County Neonatal Critical Care Center has filled the gap in local neonatal critical medical resources, and will effectively reduce neonatal mortality rates in the future, providing solid guarantees for maternal and infant health in high-altitude areas.
Mr. Feng, Chairman of the BUCF, stated that the "Good Morning Program" has always focused on the health of newborns in remote areas. This donation includes 24 sets of medical equipment, including core NICU facilities such as incubators, ventilators, electrocardiogram monitors, jaundice treatment devices, etc. The aim is to enhance the comprehensive service capabilities of the treatment center through a dual track approach of hardware donation during the construction period, technical training during the operation period, and assistance in difficult situations.
Modern facilities safeguard the hope of new generations
The joint construction of this treatment center by both parties strictly follows national standards. The first phase will open 6 neonatal intensive care beds, with a ward area of 400 square meters, equipped with conventional beds and infectious disease negative pressure beds, which can meet the treatment needs of critical and severe illnesses such as premature infants, low birth weight infants, and infants with asphyxia that are easily seen in high-altitude areas.
Regarding the 'Good Morning Program'
The BUCF launched the "Healthy Dreams · Good Morning Program" public welfare project in 2018, focusing on maternal and child health in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau region. Through equipment donation, talent training, science education and other means, it helps to achieve the vision of "every new life on the plateau can be safe and healthy". So far, the project has covered eight cities in Qinghai Province and the Xizang Autonomous Region, and has donated eight critical newborn care centers, benefiting more than 7,000 newborns. The completion of the Gyangze County Neonatal Critical Care Center is another example of government–society collaboration to improve the medical conditions in the border areas, and also injects new impetus into the development of health care in the Xizang Autonomous Region.
