Children’s HeartLink is a leading international development organization (established in 1969) dedicated to improving access to high quality cardiac care for children with heart disease in underserved regions. Most recently in 2018, more than 135 000 children were served by Children’s HeartLink’s 19 partner hospitals -- including five self-sustaining Centers of Excellence -- located in Brazil, China, India, Malaysia and Vietnam. In the same year, more than 1800 medical professionals received training to better care for children with heart disease. Children’s HeartLink’s strategic vision includes developing 50 Centers of Excellence and reaching one million children with heart disease by 2030.

Children’s HeartLink has decades of experience in improving access to quality pediatric heart care. In partnership with key stakeholders we strengthen health systems by:

• Supporting long-term partnerships with pediatric cardiac programs, building on their capacities, advancing clinical skills, organizational capacity, training education, and patient centered care to develop self-sustaining centers of excellence in pediatric cardiac care and training;
• Providing training to front-line health professionals from the regions where our partner hospitals are located, to improve community-based screening, appropriate referral and care coordination;
• Advocating on behalf of children and families by engaging leaders to bring childhood heart disease into the national and global health agendas. Learn more about the Invisible Child Series (https://childrensheartlink.org/theinvisible-child/)