12 children have so far undergone heart surgeries at the CWM Hospital organized by the Sai Prema Foundation this week at the CWM Hospital and performed by specialists from Fiji, India, Australia, USA and Oman.
The team celebrating Skylar's birthday after her surgery earlier in the week
The team is expected to perform 8 more surgeries in the coming days.
Medical Director for Sai Prema Foundation Fiji Dr. Krupali Tappoo says that these children were identified with various heart complications after 76 children went through heart screenings last week in the Children’s Heart Screening Centre at the Sri Sathya Sanjeevani Medical Centre in Nasese.
Dr. Tappoo says that since 2016, the Sai Prema Foundation has managed to assist 66 children through these free-heart surgeries project for the poor and needy children of Fiji.
The team yesterday celebrated the 8th birthday of Skylar Lee who received a heart surgery earlier in the week.
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