Heart Care International improves the health of indigent children with heart disease in developing countries by training local physicians, nurses, and medical teams.
Its model combines direct medical care with training and capacity-building so local providers can better care for children over time.
HEART CARE INTERNATIONAL
Building local capacity to care for children with heart disease.
What It Does
Heart Care International provides cardiac care for children while helping local medical teams build the skills and systems needed for long-term impact.
Its work includes surgical missions, physician and nurse training, medical collaboration, and year-round distance learning and consultation services.
Why It Matters
Children with serious heart disease often lack access to specialized care, especially in communities with limited medical infrastructure.
Heart Care International helps address that need by combining treatment, training, and local capacity-building, enabling more children to receive care close to home over time.
HRX8 Connection
A classmate founded Heart Care International.
Its model — which combines direct cardiac care with local physician training — is a strong fit for alumni with experience in medical, philanthropic, institutional, governance, fundraising, and communications.
Current Opportunity
Heart Care International can benefit from alumni support in long-term fundraising, foundation relations, donor development, communications, digital outreach, grant writing, and broader institutional visibility.
The organization is particularly interested in expanding beyond the founder’s personal network to identify new philanthropic foundations and individual donors to support future mission trips and program growth.