1NewHeart
Serving the needs of children in Israel
THE NEED:
Congenital heart disease (CHD) causes the death of thousands of children in
developing countries each year. Heart defects are the most frequent congenital defects. In Israel, the frequency of heart defects is slightly higher than 8 out of 1000 children. Due to the high percentage of marriage between relatives in Palestine congenital heart disease is as high as 20 out of 1000. In a place like Gaza, where people are unable to leave or enter the area the percentage is considerably higher. While vast resources have been expended in the West to treat these children, most third world countries lack a comparable infrastructure. In Palestine the doctors and hospitals are not trained and equipped to perform basic heart surgeries. Even in Israel there are only a few doctors that can perform such complicated pediatric heart surgeries.
OUR MISSION:
Is to sponsor one child per month for open heart surgery. As we build relationships with these children and their families our main focus and goal is to love them unconditionally.
We also have the opportunity to watch new life begin through the physical changes a life saving heart surgery brings.