Updates March 17, 2024

Medical Shipment Saves Life of 4-Year-Old Ukrainian Boy

4-Year-Old boy receives life-saving surgery thanks to Maple Hope Foundation's medical shipment.

Medical Shipment Saves Life of 4-Year-Old Ukrainian Boy

We are incredibly moved by the bravery of a 4-year-old Ukrainian boy who underwent an emergency surgery the same day the Maple Hope Foundation’s medical shipment from Canada arrived in Ukraine. 

Thanks to the donated stent - a small, expandable tube inserted into a narrowed or blocked blood vessel to help keep it open - this boy received a life-saving surgery and is doing well.

This image is showing a successfully implanted stent