HOPE In The News

2022

April

March

          • Chris Skopec on BBC 
            March 22, 2022
          • Tom Cotter on CNN 
            March 19, 2022
          • Hundreds of facilities in the conflict zone
            March 18, 2022 – CNN
            Skopec, who was in Lviv last weekend to coordinate relief efforts, said that as more Ukrainians become displaced and as health care facilities fall along conflict lines, hospitals in western Ukraine are finding themselves serving twice as many people as usual. At the same time, although these hospitals may have enough medical supplies in their own reserves, they are sending a portion of their stock to eastern Ukraine, where resources are scarce. “There’s no hospital that has been unaffected by this, even if they’re not in … a really devastated area. Everybody is feeling the pressure on this,” Skopec said.
          • Health care is becoming a target in Ukraine
            March 17, 2022 – The Washington Post
            Officials involved in relief efforts fear the attacks could further destabilize the country’s health system. They’re scrambling to deliver lifesaving medical supplies to hospitals, while grappling with the notion of sending emergency medical teams into facilities that could soon come under attack. “People are scared to operate in hospitals, and people are also afraid of going to hospitals for the fear of getting targeted there,” said Rabih Torbay, president and CEO of Project Hope, a global health and humanitarian nonprofit.
          • Cinira Baldi on News Nation
            March 15, 2022
          • Quest Diagnostics Foundation to support Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine with $500,000 gift to Project HOPE
            March 15, 2022 – Quest Diagnostics
            The Quest Diagnostics Foundation today announced a $500,000 donation to Project HOPE to support its humanitarian crisis relief efforts in Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees in Eastern Europe. Project HOPE is on the ground in Ukraine delivering medical supplies and other urgent assistance. Additionally, Project HOPE is coordinating with local organizations in Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, and Romania to provide support inside Ukraine as well as in the surrounding countries. “We are proud of our Foundation’s commitment to support the lifesaving efforts of Project HOPE in response to the devastating humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine and the surrounding countries,” said Steve Rusckowski, Chairman, CEO and President of Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX). “The need is urgent, as more than two million refugees have been forced from their homes. Project HOPE is on the ground providing aid.  We stand fully behind the people of Ukraine and pray for an end to the violence they are experiencing in their country.”  Quest Diagnostics employees have also donated to Project HOPE, with the Foundation matching employee contributions.
          • ‘We need safe access’: aid groups in Ukraine struggle amid warning 7m could be displaced 
            March 12, 2022 – The Guardian
            Adib Fletcher, director of humanitarian response at Project Hope, a global health and relief organisation, said in comparison with the refugee crisis unfolding beyond Ukraine’s borders the situation for IDPs was “a more difficult context … [with] a lot of different moving parts. I think that the sky’s the limit in terms of the actual healthcare needs at this stage within Ukraine,” he added.
          • Tom Cotter on CNN
            March 11, 2022
          • Is Crypto the Next Big Thing in Fundraising? Ukraine Aid Groups Aim to Find Out
            March 11, 2022 – The Chronicle of Philanthropy
            Project Hope, an international health organization, began cryptofundraising about a year ago but had received only $1,000 before the war began. So far, it has raised about $50,000 in crypto for its Ukraine response. Livestreaming events, by contrast, have netted $450,000 for the group, but its efforts there are more mature, says Evan Johnson, the group’s senior director for mass market fundraising.
          • CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION SUPPORTS URGENT HUMANITARIAN NEEDS FOR THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE
            March 9, 2022 – Morning Star
            The Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic organization of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), is donating more than $1 million to support both urgent and long-term needs of the Ukraine humanitarian crisis. This donation supports these organizations: American Red Cross to support the global Red Cross network response to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis, Project Hope, and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Donations will help support relief efforts such as water, food, clothing, hygiene sets, blankets, fuel for heating, medical supplies and housing support in Ukraine and surrounding countries.
          • Chris Skopec on MSNBC
            March 5, 2022
          • Broadway Cares to donate $300,000 to aid Ukrainian civilians  
            March 3, 2022 – Broadway News
            Broadway Cares will give $100,000 each in emergency grants to Global Giving’s Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund, the International Rescue Committee and Project HOPE. This is the first major statement from the Broadway community on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

February

          • Project HOPE ships essentials to Ukraine | Video
            February 28, 2022 – New’s Nation Prime
            Project HOPE is working overtime to ship essential medicines and medical supplies to affected areas in Ukraine. Cinira Baldi, vice president of Project HOPE, joins “NewsNation Prime” to discuss the latest on the situation in Ukraine.
          • How to help the people of Ukraine: 3 ideas for giving 
            February 25, 2022 – Fox News
            Project HOPE. The group notes that Russia’s assault on Ukraine “will force hundreds of thousands [of people] to flee their homes. Access to basic needs, health care and more are now in jeopardy.” It notes that “emergency teams from this group in Europe are sending medical supplies and standing by to provide health screening and care for refugees.” The organization says is “actively shipping essential medicines and medical supplies to affected areas in Ukraine.” On its website, the group declares that the crisis in Ukraine has “already prompted massive displacement from the capital of Kyiv and other parts of the country, with several thousand people already entering neighboring countries and more to come. Ukrainians near the conflict zones are lining up to access cash and fuel, and although communications and cell towers are reportedly functional for now, citizens are preparing for significant disruptions to supply chains, health care, and road access.”
          • Humanitarian group prepares medical supplies for Ukraine
            February 24, 2022 – Yahoo! News
            Humanitarian group Project Hope says it has an initial shipment of medical supplies on standby in The Netherlands and is working with the World Health Organisation to send them to Ukraine. The organisation said 2.9 million people in Ukraine were already in need of urgent humanitarian assistance even before the Russian military incursion. Chris Skopec, Executive Vice President of Global Health for Project Hope, said: “The conflict in Ukraine is a devastating blow for millions of Ukrainians who have already been living in a humanitarian crisis even before the first bombs fell. At this point, there is no way to ease the suffering that is to come unless there is a total stop to the conflict. Short of that, millions of people may suffer as the country spirals into a humanitarian crisis that impacts Ukraine’s most vulnerable people. Civilians have already been killed, just hours into this conflict. At least one hospital has already been hit. Long lines of people are trying to flee major cities. These numbers will get exponentially worse and add to the more than 850,000 internally displaced people already struggling to survive in Ukraine.”

 

      • 2021

        December

                • mRNA Will Do More than Conquer COVID
                  December 23, 2021                   – Discover Magazine
                  It’s been a “game changer,” says Tom Kenyon, chief health officer at Project HOPE and former director of global health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he spent more than two decades combating global diseases. In comparison with other pandemics, such as HIV, “the science in COVID-19 has moved much faster,” Kenyon says, because “all that research and investment has paid off. These are vaccines that give very strong immunity, which we never had in previous attempts.” Now, he believes, we can develop effective vaccines much faster, which could ultimately help get ahead of future pandemics.
                • The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health Goes Beyond Anxiety
                  December 15, 2021 – Verywell Mind
                  “Raising awareness about mental health and resilience is essential to mitigate the impact of climate change on the mental health of the population. Cultivating resilience and practicing self-care activities and healthy lifestyle habits is the best way to prepare ourselves to face hardships and unfavorable circumstances,” says Rawan Hamadeh, MSc, associate program coordinator at Project HOPE, a global health and humanitarian relief organization that often works in communities impacted by climate crises.
                • Brazil Is a Vaccination Leader. Its Stock Market Hasn’t Caught Up.
                  December 3, 2021                   – Barron’s
                  “Brazil’s public healt system has been a leader since HIV days, and there’s very little vaccine hesitancy there,” says Thomas Kenyon, chief health officer at global medical NGO Project HOPE.
                • Dr. Tom Kenyon talks about Omicron Variant
                  December 2, 2021                   – Fox 11
                  Dr. Tom Kenyon is the Chief Health Officer of Project Hope, and the former Director of Global Health for the CDC. He is one of the leading authorities on global vaccination efforts, and talks to Michaela about Omicron, and how vaccination rates around the world play in to mutations and their spread.
                • Biden Again Ramps Up The Fight Against Covid-19 And Variants
                  December 2, 2021 – Forbes
                  Rabih Torbay, president and CEO of Project HOPE, said, “It is now time for the U.S., along with G-20, to take a leadership role in developing and implementing a focused, action-oriented, results-driven international plan. It is not enough for a global health organization to have a plan. “We need a unified, well-coordinated global effort with the political will and financial resources that would empower global health organizations and local governments to fight this pandemic and prepare for the next one,” he recommended.