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Direct Medical Intervention

By providing or enabling immediate, individualized medical care for children with life-threatening conditions, we achieve life-saving health outcomes, because timely access to specialized treatment is the critical barrier to survival for children in underserved or crisis-affected populations. This strategy centers on bypassing systemic delays and barriers—such as cost, geography, or lack of local expertise—by directly funding, delivering, or coordinating urgent medical interventions for individual children. Unlike broader public health or capacity-building approaches, this model prioritizes immediate impact on specific patients, often through cross-border care, emergency evacuation, or surgical sponsorship, with the belief that saving one child can catalyze wider trust, advocacy, and systemic change.

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Organizations running this strategy · 19

what it looks like in practice

Activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above — what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Digital community engagement UNTOLD NEWS
    direct service
    Manages online platforms including two Facebook communities with a combined 775,000 followers and a YouTube channel dedicated to solution-focused content on science, health, and humanitarian innovation. Also publishes digital magazines—Tiny Dynamo and El Pequeño Dínamo—to support advocacy for Israel.
  • Educational outreach on Israeli innovations UNTOLD NEWS
    direct service
    Produces and disseminates content highlighting Israel's technological, medical, scientific, environmental, and humanitarian advancements to build public awareness and support. Activities include publishing stories, producing short videos, and running digital advertising campaigns in major media outlets such as the New York Times, BuzzFeed, and Vice, reaching millions of readers and generating over 325,000 YouTube views.
  • Humanitarian and medical advocacy UNTOLD NEWS
    direct service
    Produces content showcasing ethical medical practices and humanitarian efforts, including first-response disaster aid in Haiti, treatment of Palestinian infants with life-threatening conditions, and the principle of equal care for all patients, including terrorists.
  • Promotion of specific Israeli technologies UNTOLD NEWS
    direct service
    Highlights and educates about specific Israeli innovations with global impact, including drip irrigation systems used in over 100 countries, reverse-osmosis desalination technology providing clean water in drought-affected areas, the PillCam used in over 4 million medical procedures, and the Sniff Controller enabling communication for locked-in patients.
  • Public opinion research UNTOLD NEWS
    research
    Conducts and publishes large-scale public opinion research to inform programming and support for non-profits, with over 100 major studies published to date.
  • Medical assistance for Russian children with rare and life-threatening diseases Rusfond USA Inc DBA RACF
    direct service
    Provides medical assistance to Russian children suffering from rare and life-threatening diseases, including support for treatment and access to care.
  • Delivering specialized pediatric medical care to children from conflict zones THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR AID RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE INC
    direct service
    Provides life-saving and life-altering medical care for children from conflict areas who have catastrophic injuries or illnesses and cannot access treatment due to war. Services are delivered to those unable to obtain critical care in their home countries because of armed conflict.
  • Emergency Medical Treatment Coordination and Financial Assistance Saving Hands Emergency Aid Inc
    direct service
    Provides financial assistance and coordinates free or low-cost emergency medical treatment for patients in Guyana and the Caribbean who cannot afford care due to poverty or lack of local services. This includes facilitating international medical transfers, securing access to specialized surgeries, and supporting patients through treatment and recovery for life-threatening conditions such as cancer, severe burns, congenital heart defects, and rare diseases.
  • International Medical Evacuation and Transfer Facilitation Saving Hands Emergency Aid Inc
    direct service
    Coordinates and facilitates emergency medical evacuations and international transfers of critically ill or injured patients from Guyana and the Caribbean to advanced medical facilities in the United States and India, including via medical air ambulance, for treatments unavailable locally.
  • Pediatric Cancer Care Support Saving Hands Emergency Aid Inc
    direct service
    Provides comprehensive emergency medical aid and ongoing support for children diagnosed with life-threatening cancers such as leukemia, Wilms tumor, retinoblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma, including funding, medical transfer coordination, treatment monitoring, and post-treatment follow-up leading to remission.
  • Severe Burn Injury Treatment Support Saving Hands Emergency Aid Inc
    direct service
    Provides emergency medical assistance and coordinates specialized surgical care for children and adults suffering from severe burn injuries due to accidents, fires, or domestic violence, including facilitating reconstructive surgeries and long-term recovery support.
  • Builds medical capacity for pediatric heart care in low-resource countries FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC
    capacity building
    Provides training, education, and resources to healthcare providers to improve long-term care for children with heart disease in low-resource countries.
  • Provides life-saving pediatric heart surgery in underserved regions FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE INC
    direct service
    Delivers life-saving surgical interventions for children with congenital and acquired heart disease in underserved areas worldwide.
  • Provides free medical services for children with heart disease GIFT OF LIFE ITALY OF NEW YORK INC
    direct service
    Delivers free medical care to children with heart disease both in the United States and internationally.
  • Funding Jewish summer camp programs for living, learning, and leadership KANTOR FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Provides grants to support Jewish identity development through summer camp experiences focused on living, learning, and leadership.
  • Funding brain injury research at Mount Sinai Hospital KANTOR FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Provides grant support for brain injury research conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
  • Funding curriculum-based HIV prevention education KANTOR FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Finances HIV-prevention education programs that are integrated into formal curricula to promote public health awareness and reduce transmission risks.
  • Funding educational institutions and academic scholarships KANTOR FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Provides grants to support educational institutions and academic scholarship programs.