{"id":65003,"date":"2022-09-26T16:42:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=65003"},"modified":"2022-09-26T16:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:42:03","slug":"healthy-heart-foundation-hhf-supports-indigent-nigerians-with-free-open-heart-surgeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/healthy-heart-foundation-hhf-supports-indigent-nigerians-with-free-open-heart-surgeries\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Heart Foundation (HHF) Supports Indigent Nigerians With Free Open-Heart Surgeries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Healthy Heart Foundation (HHF) by<b>\u00a0<\/b>First Cardiology Consultants Hospital\u00a0says it has offered\u00a0free\u00a0open-heart surgeries to over 50 indigent Nigerians, including male and\u00a0female patients within the last one year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65005 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/download.png 240w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/download-110x80.png 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>The patients who comprised\u00a0adults and\u00a0children are aged between 16-73years.\u00a0This is part of the foundation\u2019s\u00a0 strategy for increased access to prevention and treatment of heart diseases in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Foundation in a message\u00a0noted that the hospital has\u00a0established an interim research and training centre to provide advanced clinical training in areas like critical nursing and cardiovascular care\u00a0for patients, stressing that this development will\u00a0bridge the information gap and garner efficient research that\u00a0will further reduce the disease in the country.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe Healthy Heart Foundation was created by the First Cardiology Consultants Hospital\u00a0 to increase accessibility to lifesaving therapies and increase awareness in the community on prevention and treatment of heart disease, stating that the focus is to expand access to treatments, create a research centre and set up a learning centre to develop the next generation of caregivers\u201d. The statement read.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While commending its partners and those who have\u00a0supported them, the\u00a0Healthy Heart Foundation\u00a0stated that \u201cwe hope to continue to count on you as without your support none of this will be possible.\u00a0We will be having a\u00a0 fundraising\u00a0event on the 29<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>of September 2022 at 6.30pm in commemoration of the annual World Heart Day; please join in on that day\u00a0through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PgVzOK2aOjI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/PgVzOK2aOjI<\/a>to support\u00a0a worthy cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One of the beneficiaries,\u00a0Adedoyiin Odunayo\u00a0said \u201cWords cannot express my gratitude and appreciation to the Healthy Heart Foundation, VOOM\u00a0Foundation and First Consultant cardiology. Before this time a year ago my life was approaching its\u00a0wit end having been diagnosed of a heart condition which\u00a0will require surgical intervention, each new day appears darker and hope seems stolen away. Until your foundation appeared on the scene, then the long dark night began to turn into morning. You came to my rescue. The heart surgery was carried out successfully. Today I am a living testimony to the Glory of God.\u00a0Each day now beacons with hope, peace and Joy. I will eternally be grateful to you,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For more than a decade, First Cardiology Consultants Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos has been providing comprehensive cardiovascular care to patients in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healthy Heart Foundation (HHF) by\u00a0First Cardiology Consultants Hospital\u00a0says it has offered\u00a0free\u00a0open-heart surgeries to over 50 indigent Nigerians, including male and\u00a0female patients within the last one year.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":65004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,17],"tags":[9914],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-65003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-health","category-news","tag-healthy-heart-foundation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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