The Story of Romania’s First Pediatric Oncology Hospital

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The Story of Romania’s First Pediatric Oncology Hospital

Two Romanian women started a grassroots movement that enabled the building of the new hospital.

The Story of Romania’s First Pediatric Oncology Hospital

Oana Gheorghiu. Banu Stefan

Ilene Eng

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A woman who started out with a desire to help with a child’s leukemia battle ended up leading a grassroots movement and opening a pediatric oncology hospital in her home country.

Oana Gheorghiu, co-founder of Give Life, told EpochTV’s “Bay Area Innovators” program about her journey of building Romania’s first pediatric oncology hospital entirely through private donations.

Ilene Eng

Ilene is a reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area covering Northern California news.

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