Programme overview
Open-heart surgery in children
Open-heart Surgery in Children. Assisting patients to acquire donated pacemakers.
Open-heart surgery in children
Treatment
Open-heart surgery in children and support for patients who need donated pacemakers, heart valves, medication, and screening.
Results
What this programme has delivered.
Perform heart surgeries to over 250 patients
Donate heart valves worth over 5 million shillings
Assist patients acquire pacemakers worth over 3 million shillings
Donation of drugs such as warfarin (coumadin) to patients worth over 1.5 million shillings
Organize over 25 successful open heart camps
Organize yearly heart screening camps in Kenya - Nairobi, Nakuru, Nyeri, Kisumu, Mombasa - reaching over 10,000 patients
Reach the region via heart screening camps in Burundi, Rwanda, Congo and Tanzania, reaching over 1,500 patients
Explore more
See the other foundation programmes.
PreventionAssisting nurses and doctors to acquire training in cardiac fields while creating awareness in schools and communities.
FundraisingThe Foundation supports its programmes through annual fundraising activities including the Heart Run and Gala Dinner.
ResearchResearch and prevention work with the Ministry of Health and the University of Nairobi through the RFPP programme.