On Friday 21 September, Rotary Ridderkerk - de Waal organised their golf tournament and auction for the second year for children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
This new treatment and improved surgical techniques are being developed at Radboudumc by Willeke Daamen (Biochemistry), Sanne Botden (Paediatric Surgery) and Ivo de Blaauw (Pediatric Surgery), theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine.
The patient organization “Platform CHD”, headed by Frank Meijer, fully supports and empowers this research strategy. At the end of the day the cheque of last years donation was almost doubled with a record amount of € 52,000, which was handed over to the Radboudumc and Platform CHD to improve the treatment of babies born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
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