CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD) IS AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

Approximately 500,000 children are born with CHD in Africa each year, with a substantial portion of these cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately, the majority of these children do not receive adequate care or, in some cases, no care at all. Despite efforts over the past two decades, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in East Africa have struggled to establish effective CHD services due to various factors.