"Research Institute for Mother and Child Health Care is a leading institution of the Republic of Moldova in obstetric, gynecology, neonatology and pediatrics (somatic and surgical) domains. The Institution has a scientific-curative profile, executes the base state projects and implements modern technologies in medicine, thus performing a noble objective of mother’s and child’s health care; it is a centre that cumulates and puts in practice the inventions of national and foreign researches, initiates and coordinates the daily activity of regional centers.

Research Institute for Mother and Child Health Care has the following directions of activity:
- Scientific;
- Organizational-methodical;
- Diagnostic;
- Curative-prophylactics;
- Qualification of superior and medium medical cadres;
- Teaching by faculty, residency, and post-university studies;
- Promotion of healthy mode of life.

At the moment, Research Institute for Mother and Child Health Care has a stationary of 1005 beds (450 – pediatrics, 275 – obstetric and gynecology, 280 surgical pediatrics) and 2 republican consultative polyclinics: for women and children. The clinic of the Research Institute for Mother and Child Health Care disposes of a modern equipment and laboratories, auxiliary services of diagnostic, being a medical institution of a highest level. By the National Program, it covers the whole territory of the Republic of Moldova.

Grace to the sacrifice of chairs collaborators of the State Medical and Pharmaceutical University “Nicolae Testemitanu”, to joined activities with clinical doctors and scientific researchers, there is organized the accordance of hospital and ambulatory medical assistance of high quality, in curative departments of the Research Institute for Mother and Child Health Care with the participation of savants in curative process, performing of surgical interventions and clinical investigations, organization of morning and morphological conferences, medical consultations and visits, elaboration and implementation of new methods of diagnostic and treatment, medical rehabilitation, prophylaxis, performing the process of university, post-university and continuum training of specialist doctors, implementation of evidence based medicine.

The Institution has a potential of 1678 workers, inclusive 52 scientific researchers, 311 doctors, 672 medical assistances. 6 researchers have a title of Hability Doctor of Medicine, 40 – Doctors in medicine (PhD), 475 are of superior professional category. Regular scientific studies in obstetric and gynecology, perinatology, somatic and surgical pediatrics domains, by thematic plains of scientific sections are performed in the Institution.

Research Institute for Mother and Child Health Care has 7 scientific departments:
- Obstetric and gynecology;
- Perinatology;
- Pediatrics;
- Pediatric Neurology;
- Surgical correction of congenital malformations at children;
- Immunology and Microbiology;
- Pathology.

They execute a chain of programs:
I. Evaluation of major risk of maternal prenatal, infant and children morbidity and mortality, and disablement of children in the Republic of Moldova.
II. Implementation of maternal deaths and prenatal audit at the national level.

Institutional projects in the process of development:
- Etiological, genetic, epidemiological, clinical and immunological aspects in allergic maladies at children.
- Determination of major risk factors in prenatal morbidity and mortality.
- Problems in diagnostic and treatment in process of rehabilitation of neurological handicapped children, and those born prematurely.
- The role of infection in genesis of post-operator morbidity and mortality of newborns with congenital malformations.

The Institution works in a close collaboration with Scientifically-practical Center of Management and Public Health, National Center of Preventive Medicine, with important international organizations – WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, SOROS Foundation, university centers and governmental structures from Japan, France, Sweden, USA, Canada, Romania, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland and others countries."

Source: own entry in March 2014