Published August 31, 2023 Last revised Sept. 5, 2023 Once every four years, the global community in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery convenes for the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. This year, for the 8th World Congress, over 5,700 experts and advocates gathered, making it the largest meeting of its kind. For … Continued
We are proud to welcome Greg Holman as a new member of the Children’s HeartLink International Advisory Board. Greg, a med-tech veteran with more than 20 years of experience, most recently as president of Stryker China, brings broad expertise on China, India, Malaysia and Vietnam, some of the countries where Children’s HeartLink partners with local … Continued
Sign the Call to Action! Join Children’s HeartLink in endorsing the Call to Action addressing the Global Burden of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases. The signed Call to Action will be formally announced during the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery and shared in advocacy meetings with key policymakers in Washington, D.C. It calls … Continued
Published August 24, 2023 Children’s HeartLink partner hospitals reached 167,000 children in Fiscal Year 2023* (FY23). Supporting our partners in reaching this many children with congenital heart disease only scratches the surface of our FY23 successes. Everything we have done and continue to do is aimed at transforming pediatric heart care to improve the lives … Continued
Published August 24, 2023 The comprehensive and ambitious Children’s HeartLink strategic plan for FY2023-FY2025 (July 2022 – June 2026) focuses on building capacity for improving pediatric cardiac care in underserved regions. Through our equitable and sustainable approach, more children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) will gain access to the care they need to survive … Continued
Published August 1, 2023 National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute (NHF) welcomed Children’s HeartLink medical volunteers to Dhaka, Bangladesh in May 2023. This training visit included a pediatric cardiologist and pediatric heart surgeon from Leeds Children’s Hospital in the U.K. During the four-day training visit, the teams had fruitful discussions on complex cases that … Continued
