CHILDREN'S HEARTLINK

PROGRAMMING. THE PROGRAMS TEAM CONSOLIDATED LEADERSHIP IN ASIA UNDER ONE COUNTRY DIRECTOR. THE SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR AFRICA WAS NAMED TO OVERSEE EXPLORATION OF PARTNERSHIPS IN ANGOLA, GHANA AND NAMIBIA. THE PROGRAMS TEAM FULLY EXECUTED OUR BLENDED MODEL (IN-PERSON AND REMOTE TRAINING), CONDUCTING 27 IN-PERSON VISITS, 124 REMOTE TRAININGS, AND 10 COMMUNITY TRAININGS REACHING NON-CHL PARTNERS. IN TOTAL 4,437 CLINICIANS WERE TRAINED. THIS WAS ACHEIVED BY ORGANIZING A TOTAL OF 603 VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENTS, RESULTING IN 1,037 TRAINING DAYS, VALUED AT 1,064,525 IN DONATED TIME. INNOVATION AND GROWTH: SIGNIFICANT USE OF CHILDRENS HEARTLINK CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (COE) AND PARTNERS FOR SOUTH-TO-SOUTH TRAINING CONTINUED THIS YEAR. CHL TOGETHER WITH ONE OF OUR COES DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY OF EXTENDED REALITY TECHNOLOGY TO SIMPLIFY THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEXT DEFECTS AND IMPROVE TREATMENT PLANNING IN A PILOT PROJECT. IN ADDITION, A NOVEL PATHWAYS OF CARE PARTNERSHIP WAS DEVELOPED WITH A LEADER IN TELEMEDICINE SCREENING IN BRAZIL AND FUNDED FOR EXECUTION NEXT YEAR. THE CUMULATIVE RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS ARE THAT 91% OF OUR PARTNERS MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS BECOMING A COE AS PLANNED, PEFORMING MORE THAN 12,500 SURGERIES, 4,700 INTERVENTIONAL CATHETERIZATIONS, AND HELPING MORE THAN 213,000 CHILDREN.

OUTREACH ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR EFFORTS TO ENGAGE EXISTING AND NEW PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS. WE HAVE ISSUED REGULAR NEWSLETTERS TO SUPPORTERS, PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS. WE GREW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE THROUGH CONSISTENT, ENGAGING POSTS AND AMPLIFIED OUR MISSION THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER HOSPITALS, VOLUNTEER INSTITUTIONS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. WE CONTINUED LEVERAGING OUR WEBSITE WITH MONTHLY BLOGS AND LAUNCHED NEW WEBSITE OPTIMIZED FOR SUPPORTER ENGAGEMENT AND GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO HOST WEBINARS FOR ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORTERS, VOLUNTEERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN LOW-TO MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR MEMBERSHIP IN GLOBAL HEALTH WORKING GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS.