From Kosovo to Cleveland: Two Children Arrive Tuesday for Life-Saving Heart SurgerySamaritan's Purse The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Local Community Team Up With Samaritan's Purse to Provide Medical Treatment Unavailable in War-Torn Kosovo The war may be over in Kosovo, but some are still fighting to stay alive. Two infants in desperate need of medical treatment unavailable in their war-torn nation arrive in Cleveland on Tuesday, August 14 not knowing the gift they are about to receive.  International relief organization Samaritan's Purse headed by Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, is bringing 14-month-old Migana Dana and 10-month-old Olisa Peni for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The children both suffer from congenital heart defects that if left untreated would be life-threatening. Samaritan's Purse, based in Boone, North Carolina, identifies children with life-threatening heart disease in countries that lack technology and training, and matches them with surgeons and hospitals in the United States that are willing to donate their time and services. The relief organization handles travel logistics for the children, their mothers, and an interpreter; pays all travel expenses; and arranges for a local family to host the children during their recovery period in the United States. Since the program started in 1997 in response to a critical need in Bosnia, the Samaritan's Purse Children's Heart Project has brought more than 125 children to the United States for life-saving heart treatment. In addition to medical care, Samaritan's Purse provides state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and training for doctors overseas. The machines enable doctors in those countries to better diagnose defects, identify candidates for surgery, and ensure that the children are matched with the proper specialists in the U.S.
For more information, or to contact Samaritan's Purse, see their website at: www.samaritanspurse.org |
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