Posts tagged with: Locations 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 … Read More 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 … Read More Oct 06 We’ve joined the search for adventurous clinicians Is your next job in Papua New Guinea? Are you looking for a sea-change and an adventure? We might be able to link you to your next exciting career role! … Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More Jun 03 TALES FROM THE FIELD – PHILIPPINES 2019 Daily Update – Friday 10th May 2019 Daily Update – Wednesday 8th May 2019 Daily Update – Tuesday 7th May 2019 Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More ← older