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DHL brings life-saving heart clinic to Burundi kids

[ April 10, 2025   //   Chris Lewis ]

DHL Global Forwarding has transported the world’s first mobile heart clinic for children to Burundi. It will provide life-saving cardiovascular surgeries for children with congenital heart diseases in partnership with German NGO, Kinderherzen.

An estimated 90 percent of children in Africa with CHD lack access to necessary medical care, contributing to high mortality rates. MOHKI, the mobile heart clinic, is designed to address this by bringing specialized treatment to underserved communities.

The facility consists of fourteen 20-foot containers equipped with operating theatres, an intensive care unit, medical supplies and equipment, solar panels and other essential infrastructure to enable continuous and reliable operations.

Following a successful mission in El Salvador last year, where the clinic’s team performed 24 heart surgeries, volunteer medical experts will collaborate with local professionals in Burundi to provide lifesaving surgeries and strengthen pediatric healthcare capacity.

The MOHKI team will carry out life-saving heart surgeries over a two-and-a-half-week period, which includes two weeks of procedures followed by five days of post-operative care.

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