May 25

Bringing life-saving surgery to Tonga – Amelika’s story

From the outside, Amelika* looks like any other 14-year-old girl. But on the inside, Amelika’s heart is failing. When she was 12 years old, Amelika would lose her breath walking …

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Nov 12

Support for Tonga during COVID-19

While COVID-19 prevents Open Heart International volunteers from travelling to Tonga, advances in internet connectivity on the friendly islands is making remote support easier than ever before. The original project …

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Feb 17

TALES FROM THE FIELD – PNG February 2020

Saturday 22nd February 2020 Friday saw the final two surgical cases complete, with a total of 13 patients receiving life-changing surgery over the course of the week. Now with the …

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Nov 19

TALES FROM THE FIELD – TANZANIA NOV 2019

Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th November 2019 And just like that, it is a wrap for our Tanzanian cardiac trip for November! With life-changing open heart surgery provided to 11 …

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Sep 10

TALES FROM THE FIELD – TONGA 2019

Thursday 19th September 2019 To see the dramatic change in the children this week is nothing short of incredible. The volunteer Doctors and Nurses see these surgeries on a daily …

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Jul 29

TALES FROM THE FIELD – PNG JULY 2019

Daily Update – Saturday 3rd August 2019 Yesterday was comprised by a series of lectures in an educational symposium. Featuring many speakers across multiple disciplines the focus was on cardiac …

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May 29

TALES FROM THE FIELD – FIJI 2019

Daily Update – Thursday 30th May 2019 More tales from Taveuni – Thursday 30th May 2019 We are back and full-steam ahead. It’s another beautiful sunny day, and we are …

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Mar 18

Tales from the field – Tanzania March 2019

Sunday 24th March 2019 – “Surrounded by Heroes” After a turbulent two weeks of trying to keep up with this Tanzanian team, I have no doubt that all the Open …

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Feb 23

Another successful week in Port Moresby

For Open Heart International, 2019 kicked off in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea with a week-long surgical visit. 8 children received life changing surgery. Most importantly, the local PNG clinicians …

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