The largest exclusively pediatric hospital in Brazil, Pequeno Príncipe now has 68 beds in intensive care units, the ICUs. These beds are divided into Neonatal ICU, Cardiology ICU, Surgical ICU and General ICU. What the four units have in common is that they receive patients who are in serious condition or who are recovering from major and complex surgeries.

The Volkswagen company will donate US$ 960,000 to the Hospital, through the Paraná Competitivo program, of the State Government, for the implementation of a new ICU, which will have eight beds. With the new beds, the Hospital will increase its capacity to care for boys and girls in critical health situations by 11%. Click here and learn more details in the Pequeno Príncipe News fourth edition main article.

And you will also learn more about the subjects below in this edition of the newsletter. Click at the links to read the full-length articles.

• Study contributes to increasing understanding of the evolution of neuroblastoma: Quite complex, this type of cancer mainly affects children in the first year of life and represents about 10% of all cases of childhood cancer. A study carried out by scientists from the Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Research Institute analyzed four types of microRNAs from patients with this type of tumor, and sought to understand the role of these types of microRNAs in the prognosis, treatment, and survival of boys and girls with neuroblastoma.
• There’s still time to allocate your Income Tax to Pequeno Príncipe: Until May 31, individuals who declare income tax using the complete form can allocate up to 3% of the amount of Due Income Tax payable or refundable to the projects of Pequeno Príncipe. Resources destined for the Hospital are directed towards various projects approved in the funds for childhood and adolescence. Like the Full Health (Saúde Integral, in Portuguese), which contributes to guaranteeing the fundamental rights of boys and girls from all over Brazil.
• Parliamentary front for the rights of children and adolescents is relaunched: In April, the Joint Parliamentary Front for the Promotion and Defense of the Rights of Children and Adolescents was relaunched. With a cross-party composition, bringing together representatives and senators, the front aims to guarantee the protection and improvement of the Brazilian boys and girls. One of the references for the work of the parliamentary front will be the Country Plan for Children and Adolescents, a document prepared by the 227 Agenda movement, of which Pequeno Príncipe is a signatory.