9-year-old Miracle Nkanda from Malawi has become the 9,000th child to receive life-saving heart surgery through the Israel's "Save A Child’s Heart".

Twenty-six years ago, Arafa travelled 2,000 miles from home for life-saving heart surgery. Now, the nurse who helped save her life is doing the same for her son, Khatib. For 30 years, @SaveChildsHeart has provided children around the world with life-saving cardiac care. On its anniversary, we heard Arafa and Khatib's story, just two of the thousands of lives the organisation has saved. Follow @buildersofmideast for more.

When 71yo Israeli grandfather Roni collapsed from a rare heart tumor, Dr. Jean de Dieu Nsanzimana, a SACH fellow from Rwanda, acted instantly to bring him back to life and assist in emergency surgery. "He saved my life!" Read the full story on @i24NEWS_EN i24news.tv/en/news/israel/so…

In Zambia, Israeli team helps train country’s first generation of pediatric cardiac surgeons. After traveling over 600 miles with his father from a remote village in northwest Zambia, 9-year-old Richard Mbimbi underwent heart surgery at the National Heart Hospital in Lusaka on July 13. Richard had rheumatic heart disease, an incapacitating condition that developed after a routine strep throat infection went untreated due to his family’s lack of access to antibiotics. The condition damaged two of Richard’s heart valves. A team of pediatric cardiac surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists from Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) at Sylvan Adams Children’s Hospital at Wolfson Medical Center in the central Israeli city of Holon traveled to Zambia to work in Richard’s surgery. “My son is good,” Richard’s father, Robert Mbimbi, told The Times of Israel by telephone after the surgery. “The Zambian and Israeli doctors helped save the life of my child.” The Israeli medical team assisted in 10 pediatric open-heart surgeries during their week-long mission at the Lusaka hospital and mentored the hospital’s pediatric cardiac unit staff, as well as several doctors who joined the mission from neighboring Tanzania. While they were there, the team also unveiled a new $200,000 (NIS 608,000) LivaNova S-5 heart-lung machine, which temporarily takes over the work of a child’s heart and lungs during surgery. Donated by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Bergman Family Charitable Foundation, it is the second machine in the country of 22.5 million people, which once lacked a single pediatric cardiac surgeon. Strengthening the doctors ‘on the ground’ The machine and other specialized tools are part of a $3 million cooperative and infrastructure development program between SACH and Zambia that began in 2007. Diana Bletter, Times of Israel

We are proud of our humanitarian work, which is making a real difference and saving lives across sub-Saharan Africa. This week, AJC is in Lusaka, Zambia, for the dedication of the National Heart Hospital's new cardiopulmonary bypass machine, made possible through a partnership among AJC, the Bergman Family Foundation, @SaveChildsHeart, and the Zambian government. The AJC Africa Institute is honored to have strong relationships with countries and leaders across the continent, and we look forward to continuing this important work.

Meet Ester, a former patient of @SaveChildsHeart, whose life was transformed through the gift of life-saving heart surgery in Israel's @Wolfson_Med. Her story is a powerful reminder of the impact of Israeli innovation, compassion, and medical expertise - bringing children from around the world closer to healthier futures.

Some of the most meaningful bridges between nations are built by saving lives. ❤️ Every heartbeat tells a story. Through its partnership with Save a Child’s Heart, Israel helps children from around the world receive life-saving cardiac care, giving them not only a healthier future, but the chance to smile again. 🇮🇱💙 @SaveChildsHeart

For Dr. Eliezer, a pediatric cardiologist from Ethiopia, Israel was more than a place to continue his medical training through @SaveChildsHeart. Today, it's where he's deepening his faith, advancing his expertise, and caring for children. Stay with us as we continue to go beyond the headlines. 🇮🇱✨

We at the @israelmfa work with many 🇮🇱 NGOs on the international stage. Nothing nicer than time out from economic work or negotiating agreements than saving a child’s life. Israel 🫶🏽 Save a Child’s Heart.

Some of Israel's best diplomacy doesn't happen in conference rooms - it happens in operating rooms. Through our partnership with @SaveChildsHeart, the @israelmfa helps children from around the world have life-saving cardiac care in Israel. ❤️🇮🇱

"Quien salva una vida, salva al mundo entero." Casi 9.000 niños de 75 países han recibido tratamiento cardíaco en Israel gracias a @SaveChildsHeart. ❤️‍🩹 Además de salvar vidas, capacitan a médicos y equipos de salud para mejorar la atención cardíaca en diferentes regiones. Este año celebran 30 años de actividad.

A team of doctors from Save A Child's Heart, an Israeli-based international humanitarian non-profit organization, has returned from Rwanda after a week-long medical mission that saved the lives of 21 children suffering from complex heart conditions. The team performed life-saving cardiac procedures at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali. The mission also marked a major milestone: the return of Dr. Gerard Misago, who became Rwanda's first pediatric interventional cardiologist after completing three years of specialized training in Israel. Since its founding, Save A Child's Heart has trained over 170 medical professionals from developing countries, with the goal of enabling local doctors to independently perform advanced pediatric cardiac procedures. This is what Israel does. 🇮🇱❤️ @SaveChildsHeart

في نطاق زيارته التاريخية لإسرائيل يلتقي رئيس صومالي لاند أطفال من بلده يتلقون العلاج في اسرائيل قبل أكثر من عشرين عاماً، طرقت عائلة من صومالي لاند أبواب الأمل في إسرائيل لإنقاذ طفلها المريض. خلال زيارته التاريخية لإسرائيل ، زار رئيس صوماليلاند عبد الرحمن محمد عبد الله تسعة أطفال من أبناء وطنه يتلقون علاجاً لقلوبهم في مستشفى وولفسون، في إطار برنامج “أنقذ قلب طفل”. 58 طفلاً من صوماليلاند أعادت لهم إسرائيل نبض الحياة حتى الآن. هذه القلوب الصغيرة كانت الجسر الحقيقي الذي مهّد الطريق لافتتاح سفارة صوماليلاند في أورشليم القدس هذا الأسبوع. وعلقت عينات شلاين، نائبة مدير عام الوكالة الدولية للتطوير والتنمية المنبثقة عن الخارجية الإسرائيلية قائلة: "لطالما كان القطاع الصحي ركيزة أساسية في التعاون بيننا، حيث نركز على تطوير القدرات وتقديم يد العون لمن هم في أمس الحاجة إليها". بعض العلاقات لا تبدأ في قاعات الدبلوماسية.. بل في غرف العمليات. @SaveChildsHeart @MASHAVisrael

MASHAV in the news 📰 During the official visit of #Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi to Israel, Ambassador @EynatShlein, Head of Mashav, spoke with Israeli media about MASHAV’s ongoing cooperation with Somaliland. Ambassador Shlein spoke about MASHAV’s cooperation in key fields including water management and healthcare, from training Somaliland water engineers in Israel to supporting life-saving cardiac treatment for children from Somaliland through @SaveChildsHeart. Read, or watch, the full interviews: @i24NEWS_EN - piped.video/-giAgXpw0Vc?si=vpED… @Jerusalem_Post - jpost.com/israel-news/articl… @ynet -ynet.co.il/news/article/bybi… @ynetnews -ynetnews.com/article/r1avrde… #MASHAV #InternationalDevelopment #Cooperation #SDG3 #SDG6 #SDG17

An honor to welcome South Sudan’s Ambassador to Israel, Hon. Amb. Dr. James Pitia Morgan & Israeli Amb. Gershon Kedar. With 30 South Sudanese children treated to date (3 in Israel right now), we look forward to strengthening this partnership and saving many more hearts together.

Today I went to @SaveChildsHeart to check in on Zabibu & see how she’s doing while awaiting heart surgery. We played some hoops in advance of the big @MarchMadnessMBB tournament. Please purchase a bracket which all proceeds go directly to Zabibu’s care. classy.org/event/hoops-for-h…

Join Hoops for Hearts 2026 classy.org/event/hoops-for-h… and help save the life of Zabibu from Zanzibar! In partnership with @rubin_eric @ProjectMaxClub and @NBAalumni we are adding meaning to #MarchMadness. Purchase a $18 bracket and be a part of something big this #marchmadness

Let’s do this everyone! It will be the most meaningful @MarchMadnessMBB bracket you ever participated in.