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The Final Step – Project Heart: Uganda

In 2010, we initiated Project Heart by bringing Gift, a 5 year-old Ugandan girl, to Washington, D.C. to fix her heart. At that time there was no way of treating children like Gift anywhere in east Africa without risky surgical procedures. By performing pediatric cardiac catheterization, doctors in the U.S. (including WCI’s Dr. Kanishka Ratnayaka)…

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Posted by Mickie Okamoto on December 10, 2015

WCI Project Heart Uganda 2015 – DAY FOUR

Today was a long one for the WCI team. There were challenging cases that took longer than anticipated and brought a lot of learning for our Uganda Heart institute colleagues. We definitely want to treat as many kids as possible when we are in country. However, the main goal of WCI Project Heart Uganda is…

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Posted by Jattu Jsenesie on March 7, 2015

WCI Project Heart Uganda 2015 – DAY THREE

Wednesday’s schedule for the WCI Project Heart Uganda team was pretty similar to the previous day.  I thought it would be more interesting to share a bit about the place where we are working and the patients that come here. Project Heart Uganda is based at the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) in Mulago Hospital in…

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Posted by Jattu Jsenesie on March 5, 2015

WCI Project Heart Uganda 2015 – DAY TWO

Tuesday was a busy and productive day for WCI on the clinical and administrative fronts. The cath team performed two diagnostic catheterizations.  Both procedures went smoothly with the UHI team taking the lead and the WCI providers simply providing back-up. The age range of the patients shows how long some kids here in Uganda wait…

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Posted by Jattu Jsenesie on March 4, 2015