Cimas Health Group has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Zimbabwe’s public health sector by supporting the second edition of the Egypt–Zimbabwe Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Mission, also known as Open Heart Camp 2.
Held at Parirenyatwa Hospital, the week-long mission saw 10 Zimbabwean children, aged between six months and 10 years, undergo life-saving surgeries for congenital heart defects. These are abnormalities present at birth that affect the heart’s structure and function. Zimbabwe records an estimated 4,500 such cases annually.
Led by a team of visiting Egyptian cardiac specialists in collaboration with local health professionals, the initiative builds on the success of the first Open Heart Camp held in November 2024 — also backed by Cimas Health Group.
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