Mauritania: first children to undergo open-heart surgery

Nine doctors and nurses, mainly from the Necker-Enfants Malades hospital in Paris, assisted the medical-surgical team at the National Cardiology Center (CNC) in Nouakchott.

Six children benefited from open-heart surgery. In Mauritania, there is currently no surgical treatment for pediatric cardiac pathologies.

This mission is part of a three-year program aimed at making the CNC team autonomous in their management. Three to four missions are planned each year.

Find out more about La Chaîne de l’Espoir’s actions to train and transfer skills to local medical and paramedical teams.