By Amalie Smith I’m not sure how to begin writing about my first volunteer trip with Cardiac Alliance. I could write about my feelings throughout the two weeks, the experience of working with the local nurses, the awesome Cardiac Alliance staff, patient stories, and more. The first thing that struck me is the reality of …
Cardiac Alliance has been working in Tobruk, Libya and Kharkiv, Ukraine over the last few weeks and we have operated on 43 children in these 2 cities. Both Libya and Ukraine are experiencing uncertainty and conflict that many of us will struggle to imagine. However, it is not so hard to imagine the heartache that …
As an infant, they heard a heart murmur. But, after being examined at a local Libyan hospital, they cleared Marwa, saying she was perfectly healthy. But Marwa’s mother was never convinced. With the eyes of a mother, she noticed how breathless Marwa became after short walks, how she turned blue when exercising. The family went …
Our first mission to the city of Tobruk, Libya was a huge success! As Dr. Novick put it: “It wasn’t a particularly difficult or eventful trip…but the locals REALLY appreciated us being there.” After 16 successful cases, closing ceremonies involved a lot of hugs, cake, selfies, and hand shakes. Thanks to all of our donors, …
Amid the crisis in Ukraine, our team continues to save little hearts. Meet Liza Yaroshenco. She is a lucky 3-month-old baby girl who is from Kharkiv, Ukraine. When Liza was 6 weeks old, a doctor told her mother, Tonya, that Liza had a heart murmur. This doctor said the murmur would go away by the …
Dr. Novick and the team are in Libya this week for a first-ever cardiac training mission in the city of Tobruk! Click play above to watch, and check out our Facebook page to see more updates from around the world, or click here to make a donation!
There’s something thrilling about a first-ever! And when your hospital has never performed open heart surgery, you get a lot of firsts. This week, Cardiac Alliance is in the Libyan town of Tobruk, and the locals are all smiles at how much they’ve accomplished alongside our team in just a few days: a first-of-its-kind medical …
People often ask us at Cardiac Alliance what we like about our work. Our answers are many and varied – we love teaching and sharing our skills; working with children and helping to change their lives; working with families and sharing our hope for a better future and of course… BUBBLES! Amongst the high ideals …
This is Valeria and she is a lucky baby! During the second week of the Novick Cardiac Alliance trip to Nizhny Dr Novick was asked to see this 14-month-old girl who they thought had congenital mitral regurgitation. This is a very bad diagnosis for such a young baby and would mean several surgeries throughout her …
This is baby Denis, he was born in Sechenoro on October 23rd his mother thought he was healthy until he was 1 month old when he started having trouble feeding. On November 25th Denis’ mother Svetlana called the doctor and there began a rollercoaster ride for the family. Denis was transferred to Nizhny, about 200km …
