Learn about our efforts to help Ukraine!

16/11/2022

Cancer and recommendations for Covid-19 vaccination

16/11/2022

Cancer and recommendations for Covid-19 vaccination

Several national and international health organizations recommend that current and recent cancer patients should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Malignant Pleural Effusion

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) indicates advanced disease and incidence is expected to increase with increase in cancer diagnoses and longer survival as cancer therapies evolve. Malignant pleural effusion is most commonly seen in lung cancer, breast cancer, and lymphoma and is associated with poor survival, median of 3-12 months after diagnosis, depending on tumor type, comorbidities, functional status

28/10/2022

Esophageal Cancer: symptoms, staging and treatment

Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer among men and the 13th most common cancer among women, making it the eighth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide

26/10/2022

Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Gastric cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for approximately 1 in 12 of all oncologic deaths (Rawla; Global Cancer Observatory). In 2018, there were an estimated 783,000 gastric cancer deaths, just behind those reported for lung and liver cancer deaths. Gastric cancer is the fifth-most common cancer worldwide with over one million new cases annually. East Asia has the highest incidence of gastric cancer. Overall, the incidence and number of deaths attributable to gastric cancer has risen over the past 2-3 decades (GBD stomach).

24/10/2022

News

The Founder of GMKA Trains Ukrainian Surgeons in Lung Transplantation

A group of Ukrainian doctors started an intensive course on heart and lung transplantation in the United States of [...]

21/11/2022

GMKA founders presented at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Surgery Grand Rounds

The founders of the international medical organization”Global Medical Knowledge Alliance”, Dr. Serguei [...]

26/10/2022

GMKA coordinator took part in the World Cancer Congress

Dr. Daria Kizub, currently the coordinator of the oncology section at GMKA, attended the World Cancer Congress, [...]

24/10/2022

Our projects

Mobile App HealUA-Connecting Physicians with Each Other

GMKA has partnered with Empat studio to create the HealUA application. This mobile platform allows Ukrainian physicians and physicians from other countries to communicate patient care concerns, share knowledge and experience, and answer each other’s questions regarding clinical topics.

If you are a physician, we invite you to register for this free application and share your expertise with our international community.

Observerships for Ukrainian physicians and trainees

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the ability of physicians and medical schools to train the next generation of doctors.

GMKA is working with the American Society for Clinical Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA), Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), Stanford University, the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Brown University, and other partners to secure funding and streamline logistics for the creation of 3-6 month observerships, visiting instructor positions, and research opportunities for Ukrainian physicians and trainees.

Cancer care at the time of war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the ability of physicians to care for their patients. This disruption is especially critical in the field of cancer care, as delays in evaluation and treatment of cancer can lead to progression of disease and worsening of patient prognosis.

GMKA is working with the National Cancer Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine, as well as with other partners to assess critical needs within the Ukrainian health care system and assess gaps in cancer care provision. Electronic data collection will be crucial in the provision of care and resources during the war and in the rebuilding of the medical system in Ukraine in the years after.

Medical and Surgical Supplies

The Global Medical Knowledge Alliance is committed to supporting Ukrainian physicians and hospitals in crisis. We provide medical and surgical supplies to hospitals based on their most critical needs. We determine need based on formal analyses done on the ground by our team and through communications with our partner physicians on the frontlines. We have a reliable delivery system through established logistical networks and are able to provide donors with direct reports.

We have delivered stop the bleed kits, tourniquets, surgical instruments, surgical staplers, electrosurgical equipment, surgical headlights and other critically needed supplies to multiple hospitals across Ukraine.