Launched in 2005, Cuore di bimbi (Children’s Heart) aims to reduce child mortality caused by congenital and acquired heart diseases, providing free, timely and quality care to children in countries where specialized pediatric cardiac treatment is limited or not existing.

We coordinate the program directly, defining its strategy, operations and countries of intervention, and working with hospitals and volunteer healthcare professionals under the scientific direction of Dr. Stefano Marianeschi, Head of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda in Milan.

We provide medical screenings, lifesaving surgery and follow-up care while strengthening local health care systems and training medical professionals. When treatment cannot be provided locally, children may be brought to Italy to receive the care they need.

A key pillar of the program is the training of local medical and healthcare staff, enabling medical teams in partner counties to become increasingly self-sufficient in treating pediatric heart diseases.

Congenital heart conditions are a major cause of childhood illness and mortality worldwide. In countries with limited access to specialized care, children may go without an early diagnosis, experienced medical teams or hospitals equipped to provide the treatment they need.

Without timely care, a treatable heart condition can become life-threatening.

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Children’s Heart combines direct medical care with long-term investment in local health care expertise. We provide this support through medical missions around the world and Casa Cuore di bimbi in Italy, helping children access the care they need wherever they are.

Children’s Heart missions currently operate in:

• Africa
  Eritrea, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania
• Asia
  Nepal and Uzbekistan
• Europe
  Kosovo