The Hon Secretary of the Society For The Sabah Heart Fund, Datuk Eva Susau is pleased to announced that 11 children with CHD has been screened on the 18th May 2017 by the Korean team of NGO and Doctor. Led by Mr. Baek Jong Gu (President of Seong-An Heart Foundation, Korea) The free medical treatment Project- “Mending Hearts” to Korea is a joint collaboration with Seong-An Heart Foundation, Korea , the SOSHF , Likas Women & Children Hospital, Korean Food For The Hungry International (Korea) and Sabah Government through the Ministry of Social Welfare. The main sponsor being Seong-An Heart Foundation and some Korean NGOs, While the Sejong General Hospital is the partnering hospital. (The date of surgeries for this group will be determined very soon )
The SOSHF is pleased to informed that 134 children have been benefited in this 11 years of caring and it has saved millions of Ringgits for the SOSHF and the SOSHF hope this relationship and collaborations will carry on for a long time so more children can be benefited.
At this juncture, the Hon. Secretary of SOSHF wish to say a big ‘Thank You’ to the chief Minister of Sabah , YAB.Datuk Seri Panglima Datuk Musa Hj. Aman who has been very kind and caring through the Ministry of Community Development and Consumer Affair Sabah under YB Datuk Hajah Jainab Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Ahmad Ayid, for the continuous and generous support in providing grant to the Society over the years.
Under this Project the Society only pay for Passport fees for the child and their escorts ,all airfares and allowances ( around Rm 5 k per patient) , while all medical cost , food and lodging incurred in Korea are fully taken care or bear by Mr. Baek team and his foundation .
On behalf of all the patients who have benefitted through this ‘Mendingg Hearts ‘Programn , the Society for the Sabah Heart Fund wish to record our profound gratitude to the Almighty God for bringing us all together as a team , each doing their part to make this possible – giving a new lease of life , for the less fortunate children.
The SOSHF wishes to appeal to the generous public and the corporate organization to donate generously to the society as more funds are needed to send more patients for Corrective Heart Surgeries ,
Picture shown- The Team with some of the patients and parents.
standing back Row :
1st from left – Datuk Eva Susau (Hon. Secretary of S.O.S Heart Fund)
1st from right – Mr. Baek Jong Gu (President of Seong-An Heart Foundation, Korea)
2nd from right – Dr. Bang Ji Seok (Cons. Cardiologist of Sejong General Hospital, Seoul Korea)
2nd from left – Dr. Jeremy Lee( Paediatrician Medical officer of Likas Hospital)
And Volunteer and medical team.
(Dr Siva Rao, The pediatrician cardiologist of the Likas children Hospital, not in the pic.)
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