Internal Affairs Minister visits children with leukemia

The Minister of Internal Affairs Alexandre Chikaidze visited children with leukemia (cancer of the blood) at M. Iashvili Childrens Central Hospital on December 21.

Chikaidze went to the hospital due to the kids new-year wishes. Several weeks before, two boys asked Santa Claus in their letters to bring the police uniform and police cars. The 17-year-old patient Giorgi Kiknadze, however, wished to meet with the Minister of Internal Affairs. The children also were able to sit in the real police car outside the clinic.

The Minister of Internal Affairs wished them to get better soon, and stated that the policemen are always ready to donate blood for the children with leukemia.

According to the statistics, almost 50 cases of leukemia are annually revealed among the children in Georgia. The 70% of them go through the treatment course successfully.