In January 2023, our team will travel to Kigali, Rwanda from Halifax. We will perform one week of life-saving adult cardiac surgeries, almost exclusively valve replacements requiring heart-lung bypass at Rwanda’s King Faisal Hospital. Once the surgeries are completed, the teams will continue to share knowledge with local partners and work towards a long-term goal of building capacity to establish a dedicated center of cardiac care at the King Faisal Hospital.
Our team aims to raise $40,000 for this critical outreach mission. These funds will cover the costs of travel, lodging, immunizations and medical equipment. With your support, we can save more lives by performing heart surgeries and setting the Kigali heart team up to continue to perform these surgeries for their population on a permanent basis. A contribution in any amount really does matter. Your support has the power to make a difference in the lives of many Rwandans.
If you would like to make a donation, please visit https://projectdal.ca/project/canadian-rwanda-open-heart-project/ . When making a gift in honor of a Rwanda Heart team member, please include their name in the “gift in honor of” box on the projectDAL donation form. If you would like to learn more about the project please contact Carol Murray at carol.murray@dal.ca. On behalf of the Rwanda Heart team, thank you for your support.
