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28/12/2023

Portal el Llano and Costanera Center initiative helps transform the Christmas experience for children with kidney disease

This Christmas took on meaning and lots of love thanks to Mall Portal's tremendous initiative. #PortalElLlano and Costanera Center, in which people visiting the mall could leave some gifts for children related to our Corporation. Part of these gifts were taken to the Dr. Exequiel González Cortés Hospital and were delivered to the little ones who were hospitalized, while another part was delivered to children in our Shelter, Health Center, camps and some schools.

The joyful faces of these boys and girls will be unforgettable. As a team it was a tremendous experience, which started with days and many hours of organization, which involved going to look for the gifts, opening them, selecting them by age, by sex. The most beautiful part was to deliver the gifts to the children, besides having the opportunity to join representatives of the Neighborhood Council No. 26 of San Miguel and the Rotary Club of the commune. All together we carried a message of hope and love, going through the different floors and wards of the hospital to personally deliver the gifts.

Participating in this initiative was very significant because it helps us to transform from the community the meaning of what this date is really about: helping people who need support the most. This initiative allows us to give a solidary twist to the view in shopping malls.

 

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During Matchday 20 of the Mercado Libre First Division, all club captains will wear a special armband featuring their club’s crest and the slogan “Healthy Kidney, Happy Child,” as part of the first initiative under this partnership.
The partnership will enable the development of various initiatives in urological and nephrological health, with a special focus on children.
Dr. Francisca Yankovic is a pediatric surgeon and urologist who trained at the University of Chile and completed a subspecialty fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. An associate professor at the University of Chile, director of the Pediatric Urology training program, and past president of the Chilean Society of Pediatric Surgery, she has firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by children with complex urological conditions. For nearly a decade, she has volunteered with Corporación MATER, an experience that has confirmed to her that improving access to healthcare can change a life.
Dr. Renato Gana has been associated with Corporación Mater since its inception. As a pediatric urologist, he participated in the first surgical campaigns and has been part of an initiative that aims to provide specialized surgery to children living in regions where treating certain conditions can be much more difficult.
More than 50 children were able to undergo surgery thanks to new medical campaigns organized by Corporación MATER in collaboration with local health services and various partner institutions.
The MATER Children's Kidney Foundation brought together those who helped it take its first steps to thank them for three decades of support, solidarity, and work on behalf of children throughout Chile.