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# Chernobyl Heart

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'Families need a Christmas miracle': Irish-funded doctors to help Chernobyl babies in war-torn Ukraine

The group are travelling with the charity Chernobyl Children International.

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Dec 8th 2018, 8:45 AM

Children can't get surgery because of Ukraine crisis, the Irish government is being asked to help

One in four children diagnosed with ‘Chernobyl Heart’ will die before the age of 6.

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Apr 16th 2014, 4:51 PM