Description
One of the main problems causing increasing mortality of citizens in Poland is digestive system cancers. This project is needed to establish properly equipped healthcare center to improve access to innovative diagnostic and treatment technologies and methods, as well as sufficient access to modern medical prevention. This fits the priorities stipulated in national strategies as well as the Multi-annual program of action for health 2014-2020, presented by the European Commission. The general objective of the project is cancer prevention aimed the reducing of morbidity and mortality caused by digestive system cancers. The project outputs will be achieved through the improvement of access and quality of health services for 560 patients, modernization of a hospital building, and the organization of training session for medical personnel. The above outcomes will be achieved by training medical personnel (4), purchasing of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment (8 pc.), modernizing diagnostics departments (1 pc.), and adapting rooms to the needs of new medical equipment (6 pc.). The citizens of the Suski county are expected to benefit from the project.
Summary of project results
In 2014 the hospital has received funding from the EEA Financial Mechanism and Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the project aimed at improving the quality of treatment and prevention among residents of the Suski County and neighbouring counties regarding digestive system cancer prevention. The project involved two main initiatives: Modernization of endoscopy unit what improved the possibility of digestive system cancer diagnostics and effective treatment. The scope of modernisation works covered reconstruction of the structure of part of the 3rd floor. The new unit meets state-of-the-art equipment standards. Patients have the opportunity to undergo exams at a high quality level in spacious and functional rooms. The fulfilment of the programme objective involved conveying knowledge and establishing healthful behaviours, motivating programme participants to undertake activities that foster healthy lifestyle and self-observation skills. Disseminating knowledge on cancer prevention, early diagnosis and treatment in the society and sensitizing it to alarming changes in this respect, which includes age-adjusted preventive examinations. Raising awareness of the need to undergo regular preventive examinations till the end of one’s life. The result of the programme objective involved the following initiatives: opening ceremony; training health educators; Health Education and Information Service; four happenings were aimed at promoting five „White Saturday” prevention care campaigns; a serie of educational meetings and workshops; a conference closing the project; acomplishment of diagnostic tests/endoscopic and laboratory within the program. The aim of the project was achieved what is demonstrated with main achieved indicators: Number of patients benefiting from the improvement of health care services (790 subjects), Number of elder people benefiting from improvement of health care services (362 subjects), Number of given medical advices (2370 pc.), Number of events connected with promotion and education on the subject of health (14 pc.); Number of preventive examination conducted on the basis of infrastructure created within the project (1010 pc.), Number of pupils covered by educational activities within the programme (1676 subjects).
Summary of bilateral results