There were hundreds of mothers and fathers with children in their arms, literally handed over to the doctors and entrusted to me, with hope and prayer in their eyes. (Claudia Florio)
European Heart for Children was created to reduce the infant mortality rate due to CHD in countries where obtaining necessary care to save their lives is very challenging. With this goal, it organizes international missions to diagnose, treat, and operate on as many sick children as possible, thanks to the voluntary collaboration of cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, nurses, and technicians from important Italian and foreign centres.
Through specialized training, such as the Aesculapius project, and scholarships at the best European centres and universities, it aims to contribute to the establishment of autonomous healthcare professionals for the treatment of CHD in their own countries.
Finally, when needed and when possible, it provides financial support for the construction of paediatric units and ensures equipment and materials necessary for treatment of CHD.
BOARD MEMBERS
Claudia Florio Film Director
President
Roberto Ferrari Cardiologist – Project Committee
Eminent Professor of Cardiology, University of Ferrara
Michel Komajda Cardiologist – treasurer
Responsable Médical du Pôle Cardio-Métabolique – Chef du Département de Cardiologie Groupe Hospitalier Pitié – Salpêtrière Paris , France
Fausto Pinto Cardiologist – Project Committee
Chair of Cardiology at the University of Lisbon Portugal,
Head of the Cardiology Department of Santa Maria University Hospital, CHLN E.P.E.
Alessandro Frigiola Cardiac Surgeon – Project Committee
Director of Congenital Caridac Surgery IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy
Ingrid Wong Accountant – Project Committee
CPA Australia and Chartered Financial Analyst
Silvia Felloni Secretariat
Our patrons
European Society of Cardiology
World Heart Federation
HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO
The EHC Project Committee selects individual programmes to be conducted in different countries and the EHC Board decides which ones to support according to the validity, likelihood of success and availability of funds.
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BENEFACTORS
EHC would like to thank
the following for their supports:
Servier Laboratoires
European Society of Cardiology
Fondazione Anna Maria Sechi per il Cuore
Acs Audiovisual Solutions
Bayer
General Electrics
Siemens
Eurosets
Banque Populaire Cote D’azur, Nice
Medical Trial Analysis
Pizzettiepizzetti
French Cardiac Society
Polish Cardiac Society
Nathalie Seta
Studio Legale e Notarile Mattei
3M
Ron Chan and Angelina Wong
Global Forum
In November 2011 in Milan it was decided to establish EHC Global Forum which is nothing more than a declaration of a friendly and effective cooperation among four organisations in terms of sharing forces to conduct missions, proper training and build medical units for the treatment of CHD in different countries.
The four organisations are: La Chaîne de L’Espoir (France), Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo (Italy), Chain of Hope (UK) and European Heart for Children. They receive funds through corporate, individual, institutional or public donations.
The theme that unites them all is transparency towards their generous benefactors who can never be thanked enough.
The forum operates with rigorous principles. Once an area or a country in need has been identified, we establish contacts with local institutions (public hospitals, national cardiac societies, politicians, etc.) and professionals.
The aim is to promote medical missions and training programmes for doctors, nurses, technicians, etc. Continuous educational programmes, through missions and scholarships, are an integral part of the Global Forum programme.
The route we wish to follow is not an easy one, but we strongly believe that together we “can” and we “will” prevail. Together means more than 700 people who are involved in our various humanitarian activities, thousands of people who are supporting us but more importantly YOU, visiting our website. This outlines our success so far, our dreams and our future projects.
EUROPEAN HEART FOR CHILDREN HAS BEEN PRAISED IN DIFFERENT PUBLICATIONS
R. Ferrari, A.Frigiola
Are all children born the same?
Eur Heart J. 2018 Oct 1;39 (37): 3411-3415.
R. Ferrari
European Heart for Children: a story of humanity and success
CardioPulse Articles Eur Heart J (2015) 36(28): 1789-1790
R. Ferrari
European Heart for Children Global Forum Dinner
CardioPulse Articles Eur Heart J (2015) 36(28): 1791
A. El Guindy, M. Yacoub, R. Ferrari
EuropeanHeart for Children GlobalForum in collaboration with seimens for a humanitarian purpose in Aswan
Axiom Innovations, December 2013 www.seimens.com/angiography
T. Kirby
ESC tackles child congenital heart disease in poor countries
Lancet. 2010 Aug 14;376(9740):501-2.
T. Jaarsma, R. Ferrari.
European Heart for Children.
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2010 Dec;9(4):199-200.
R. Ferrari
European Heart for Children: a humanitarian project of the esc
CardioPulse Articles Eur Heart J (2010) 31(8): 900-901
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