OREANDA-NEWS. Tranasero Airlines and Konstantin Khabensky Charity Foundation signed a co-operation agreement in Moscow on September 7, 2013. The agreement involves the two organisations coming together to help children with serious brain diseases.

The agreement was signed by Transaero CEO Olga Pleshakova and Charity Fund Founder Konstantin Khabensky. Professor Olga Zheludkova, MD, a member of the Fund's expert council, and Igor Dolgorukov, MD also took part in the signing ceremony.

In line with the agreement Transaero Airlines will, by the end of 2013, provide the Fund with fifty air tickets for children with brain diseases and carers, from Russian regions and CIS countries to the leading Russian and foreign medical centres, as well as with transportation for medical staff participating in personnel training programmes.

“We are delighted that Transaero became the first partner airline of Konstantin Khanbensky Charity Foundation”, said Transaero CEO Olga Pleshakova. “I am sure that our joint efforts will increase the efficiency of our co-operative fight for saving the lives of children suffering with serious brain diseases. This agreement is another important step for Transaero as we seek to expand our charity activities”.

Konstantin Khabensky and Experts Council members of the Charity Foundation expressed their sincere gratitude to Transaero in regard of its assistance. They highlighted that air transportation services provided for young patients, especially for those from far-off Russian regions, will contribute to significant increase of the programme's efficiency. Air transportation of medical staff to personnel trainings as well as to medical consultations on brain disease treatment is of great importance in terms of early diagnosis and providing successful treatment at the local level.

Since 2008 Transaero has been carrying out the “Back to the Future” social programme, with the main objective being to contribute to children's healthcare. The programme includes transportation to the major clinics in Russia and abroad for children suffering with serious diseases. Due to this project more than 1,400 young patients received the necessary early treatment and more than a thousand children have been through rehabilitation from oncological and hematological diseases.

A special place in the Transaero charity programme is reserved for corporate volunteering, uniting more than 500 of the airline's employees across Russia. Transaero's programme of corporate charity is ranked in the top-3 in Russia. The Reputatsiya ratings agency gave Transaero the highest ranking of corporate social responsibility - AAA.

Konstantin Khabensky Charity Foundation was established in 2008. The Foundation helps children with oncological and other serious brain diseases. The main activities of the Foundation are to help with organising treatment, medicine procurement, the organisation of rehabilitation programmes and the provision of support to the families of ill children. Other important activities of the Foundation include helping Russian medical centres in the diagnosing and treatment of brain diseases by children as well as awareness-increasing efforts on the early diagnosis of such diseases.