by Veronica Brandinu

Let’s begin with a quote: “There are moments in which silence is guilty and speaking is a duty, a civil obligation, a moral imperative”, from “The rage and the pride” by Oriana Fallaci. Yes, it’s true.

I've had a dream of a health cooperation project for years, as opposed to surgery or emergency medicine, paediatric oncology, the field in which I have most of my professional experience, rarely offers the opportunity to fulfil this dream.

This year I've been lucky, Cure2Children (C2C) asked for my help. The Foundation was born in Florence, created by the haemato-oncologist Lawrence Faulkner together with some parents who unfortunately lost their children to the disease. This project is designed to share knowledge about bone marrow transplantation with developing countries that need it, where there is a need for funding and/or professional support. The main project of C2C is currently in Pakistan.