Merit and Mending Kids cooperation, to increase access to life-saving heart surgery in dar es salaam children
This is the morning of the prosperous east coast port city of dar es salaam in Tanzania.The sun sprinkled on the horizon, it filled with the brightness of the light blue of the sky.Ships in the city of turquoise port to nod.Automobile, motorcycle and taxi, people into the streets.
On this day in dar es salaam may seem like any other day, but this day is different.Today, a nickname Happiness 3 years old orphan finally accepted the help needed for correction of congenital heart disease surgery.
To overcome the challenge of pediatric nursing
Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa, havingA population of 610000.However,Almost 45%The age of the population is less than 15 years old.And because of variousA wide range of challengesNationally, many young orphans of Tanzania.
In the plight of the orphans, the poor wasteland is almost insurmountable.Congenital heart disease isAs early as the third leading cause of deathIn the life of children in Tanzania, very few chance to get proper medical care.Per 1000 inhabitantsIn Tanzania, only 0.02 doctors.
In order to improve Tanzania pediatric nursing, health care professionals through a namedTo repair the childrenThe Merit, Medical and other global health care products giving support,
Mending Kids free surgical treatment for sick children in the world.
Volunteer to donate their time and service teams, not only to take care of her children, but also provide valuable practical training for local clinicians, and the community to provide health education for them.
Heart heartbeat Tanzania mission
Through Heartbeats Tanzania Cardiac Mission, Mending Kids since its establishment has been in the area of more than 120 rescue operation.
"Since 2015, the group has been to dar es salaam, Jakaya Kikwete, heart heart institute deployment team," 'missions and outreach specialist repair Miles Melamed said."Volunteer team to provide life-saving treatment for children, support complex cases and communicate knowledge, all of these are in order to help the local doctors to sustain itself."
A chance in life, the chance of happiness
And Tanzania many sick children, Happiness should be treated for more than one kind of health.
"In addition to congenital heart defects, Happiness also had colorectal deformity, if not to be the first to repair her heart, will not be able to correct this deformity," explained Melamed.
Through the Heartbeats Tanzania's excellent work, Happiness now has a chance to realize the true meaning of her name.Children's hospital in Los Angeles Darren Berman under the doctor's treatment, Happiness is open-heart surgery last year one of 21 children with congenital heart defects.
Other 39 children also received treatment in the subsequent tasks, to a total of 2022 restored XNUMX future.
"Surgery is very successful, XNUMX month this year, Happiness is referred to the Bugando Mending Kids Colorectal Mission," Melamed said."She accepted PSARP surgery and recovered well.She has a healthy future, we wish her everything is successful.