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Healing Little Hearts: Life-Saving Surgery in Tripoli

Funding international surgical missions that bring world-class medical teams to Tripoli to clear the backlog of children awaiting life-saving heart surgery.

LocationNational Heart Centre, Tripoli, Libya
Timeline2025 – 2026
Funding$40,095+
PartnerHealing Little Hearts & Chestertons International Foundation
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17 Years of Waiting: The Reality of Congenital Heart Disease

Imagine living in a state of medical limbo for up to 17 years, watching your child struggle with a life-threatening heart condition, knowing the specialist healthcare they need is entirely out of reach. For hundreds of families in Tripoli, Libya, this is not an imagination - it is their daily reality. Congenital Heart Disease leaves children fragile and families desperate, trapped on critical waiting lists as a strained medical system struggles to cope. But compassion travels any distance, and these children cannot wait any longer.

Our Solution: The Tripoli Surgical Missions

In a powerful partnership with Healing Little Hearts, we fund critical surgical missions that bring international medical teams directly to the National Heart Centre in Tripoli. Backed by over $40,095 in funding, world-class medical experts volunteer their time, skills, and hearts to clear the backlog of high-risk cases. By performing complex, life-saving heart operations right where the families live, we remove the burden of travel and provide top-tier healthcare completely free of charge. To date, these missions have achieved an incredible 100% success rate, moving children safely from critical waiting lists straight into active recovery.

Hope Brought to Life: Our Medical Volunteers

These milestones are only possible because of the selflessness of our volunteer teams. We extend our deepest, heartfelt thanks to Dr. Shauq Arjamand and Dr. Cansaran Tanidir, alongside our dedicated volunteer anesthetists, nurses, and the local Tripoli medical staff. When you look at the photos from our missions, you see more than just a medical team - you see hope brought to life. You see stronger hearts, brighter futures, and families restored to peace because people like you chose to care, act, and give.

Moving Forward: Help Us Fund the Next Mission

The backlog of children waiting for surgery remains long, and our next critical mission is scheduled for March/April 2026. The medical teams are ready to volunteer, the local hospital is prepared, but we still urgently need funds to secure the necessary surgical equipment and medical supplies.

Real Impact, Real Numbers

70Life-Saving Operations - complex cardiac surgeries completed for vulnerable children.
140Critical Health Screenings - every child discharged safely within 24 hours with zero complications.
6+Complex Conditions Defeated - including VSD, ASD, PDA, PS, CoA, and CA.
Without your support and help this will not happen. On behalf of the Libyan children and their families who benefited from this honorable work, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
- Dr. Nagi Giumma Barakat, Consultant Paediatrician and Medical Expert

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