Other cooperations
Additionally, IKEA Foundation has set up co-operations to meet specific needs; Astrid Lindgren Hospital in Stockholm; The Lund Vietnam Childhood Cancer Program at the Lund University Hospital; the Mentor foundation.
Other supported programs:
Paediatric Research Foundation of Astrid Lindgren Children's
Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden
Since 2008, IKEA Foundation co-operates with the Paediatric Research Foundation of Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. The goal of the program is to improve the health of the many children in India. The five-year program aims at developing research that can improve treatment of infectious diseases and illnesses common in newborns.
Research Foundation of Lund Vietnam Childhood Cancer Program,
Lund University Hospital, Sweden
In 2008, IKEA Foundation entered a six-year co-operation with the Research Foundation of Lund Vietnam Childhood Cancer Program, Lund University Hospital, Sweden. The program aims at making a permanent improvement of cancer care in order to increase the number of children surviving and recovering from cancer in Vietnam. The emphasis is on the training of doctors and nurses at the country’s major hospitals, the primary partner being the National Hospital for Paediatrics in Hanoi.
Mentor Foundation
In 2008, IKEA Foundation entered a two-year co-operation with the international Mentor Foundation to address drug abuse and its health implications among young people in five countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Around 30,000 children aged 12-14 in 150 schools together with 30,000 parents and 400 teachers will be involved in a range of preventive activities.
