The Nairobi Hospital recently hosted its annual Children’s Charity Heart Fund Golf Tournament at Karen Country Club, raising over Ksh 10 million to support children with congenital heart defects. The event aimed to provide life-saving surgeries and post-operative care for children under 12 years old, significantly impacting families who cannot afford costly heart operations.

• Over 400 children have received free heart operations thanks to the Children’s Charity Heart Fund.
• The Nairobi Hospital CEO Felix Osano emphasized the need for more support, noting a single operation can cost up to Ksh 2.5 million.
• According to the World Health Organization, more than 5,000 children in Kenya require heart surgery annually, but only a fraction receive treatment due to limited capacity and a shortage of pediatric cardiologists.