Monthly Archives: May 2013

Spare Circuit Board For A Defibrilator Anyone?

Sometimes equipment can not be fixed and a solution needs to be found to continue the life saving work.

What It’s All About – Changing Lives

Insight into how heart conditions affect the quality of life of those suffering and the difference surgery makes.

Caring For your Community Rwandan Style

Community spirit in Rwanda is fostered through community service work.

A Flying Visit

Sometimes Open Heart International isn’t the only event taking place at the King Faisal Hospital.

Our Bubbly First Patient, Out Of ICU And On To The Ward

This post is by Steve Woods, Rwanda Team Blogger. Muhamuda needed less than 24 hours in the ICU, and is now happy (with her relieved Mum) out on the ward.

A Word From The Project Leader

Words on the Rwandan OHI trip from the project leader Russell Lee.

The Journey So Far…

First impressions of the Open Heart International trip and the Kigali Memorial Centre.

Ward Team Wanderings

A free day for the ward staff is an opportunity to see the a little of the city.

There’s Always A First

The initial impressions of an Open Heart International trip from from Shirley Wong on her first OHI trip.

The Learning Curve

The success of a trip relies on excellent volunteers and includes biomedical engineers to keep the equipment working.