Eleven children for overseas heart surgery

Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran (centre) meets with children who will be undergoing surgery, along with their parents. (GINA photo)

The Ministry of Health will be sending 11 children with life threatening cardiac problems overseas for surgery, as a result of a collaboration among the University of Calgary, Baby Heart (an international Non Governmental Organisation  and the Ministry, GINA said yesterday.

This decision was made after a team from the University of Calgary visited and conducted screening for cardiac related illnesses. The children were chosen among many diagnosed.

Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran during a meeting with the children and their