At their Wednesday meeting, members of the Camden - Wyoming Rotary Club participated in a Zoom presentation by Gustavo Adolfo De la Ossa Velez and members of Barranquilla Norte, Atl., Colombia Rotary Club (translated by our Club President Dr. Yasmith Johnson) about their "ATENCIÓN A NIÑOS CON PROBLEMAS CARDIOVASCULARES" project.
The Save a Heart Project is made up of 4 complementary stages. The first step of the project is to identify children who, due to certain warning signs, could present risks of cardiovascular disease. For this step, two days are carried out, one initially of pediatrics as a filter for possible cases of cardiovascular diseases, the other day is already carried out to achieve a diagnosis and determine behaviors to follow. Once the child's medical priority has been identified, the preparation stage begins, which consists of dental, nutritional, psychological, and general medical treatment to ensure that children who require treatments can be treated. According to the priority, children who require surgery are sent to the Cardioinfantil in Bogotá. The project covers the expenses of travel, stay, food and travel expenses; they also enter a process of medical, psychological, nutritional, and training support.
The CW Rotary Club supports this worthy cause and hopes others will too.
Club members also packed three large baskets of non-perishable food collected by members to donate to Helping Hands, Caring Hearts. A fun and productive evening!
