Successful mission to Jamaica
Renowned cardiac surgeon Mr Egil Seem, from Oslo University Hospital in Norway, conducted his third specialised medical mission to Jamaica in February. He was supported…
Interview with Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, OM
Chain of Hope Founder and President, Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, OM, has dedicated his life to creating, providing and improving cardiac services around…
Nursing Training at the Aswan Heart Centre
We have caught up with Stephanie Carncross, who is a Chain of Hope volunteer Nurse Educator from Leeds General Infirmary, to discuss her work at the Aswan…
Haile Gebrselassie joins Hasnat Khan on cardiac mission in Ethiopia
In January 2015, Chain of Hope surgeon Hasnat Khan led an international team of specialists from Portugal, Italy and the UK to the…
Outreach Clinic in Jamaica
In January 2015, Chain of Hope conducted an outreach clinic around Jamaica to scan the hearts of children and babies from rural areas. Travelling to the Mandeville…
Ibrahim
Ibrahim from Iraq was born with a hole in his heart, a condition called Ventricular Septal Defect. He was also born with the arteries the wrong way around in his heart, a condition called…
Prosper
Two year old Prosper was born with a severe congenital heart defect. Instead of two arteries, one pumping blood to his lungs and one pumping blood to his body, Prosper had just one single…