KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chain of Hope is celebrating 30 years of transforming the lives of children with heart disease in Jamaica with a special anniversary medical mission to Bustamante Hospital for Children from June 8 to 15.

Led by paediatric cardiac surgeon Professor Victor Tsang, the volunteer team of surgeons, cardiologists, anaesthetists, intensive care specialists, nurses and perfusionists will perform life-saving open-heart surgery on eight to 10 Jamaican children with complex heart conditions.

The mission marks 30 years since Chain of Hope founder and President, Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub OM FRS, made Jamaica the first beneficiary country of the charity in 1996. What began as humanitarian medical missions has grown into one of the world’s most successful international paediatric cardiac partnerships.