NCRHA Partnership Provides Free Life-Saving Heart Procedures For 13 Children

Thirteen (13) children received free, life-saving and corrective cardiac procedures at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) from November 2nd to 4th, 2026, through collaboration between the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) and Caribbean Heart Care.

The specialised paediatric cardiac programme brought together local medical professionals and an international volunteer team of cardiac specialists, whose visit was coordinated by Caribbean Heart Care

Seven (7) children, ranging in age from just 18 days to nine years, underwent complex cardiac surgeries to correct serious congenital heart abnormalities which, if left untreated, could have resulted in premature death or significant lifelong disabilities. An additional six (6) children underwent minimally invasive corrective cardiac procedures in the EWMSC’s CardiacCatheterisation Laboratory.