About 200 babies born every year in Fiji have congenital heart disease - Doctor Tappoo
About 200 babies born every year in Fiji have congenital heart disease - Doctor Tappoo
Monday 15/02/2021
Dr. Krupali Tappoo held a Press Conference to raise awareness about Congenital Heart Disease in Fiji. [image: Supplied]
About 200 babies born every year in Fiji have congenital heart disease which is 60 times more prevalent than childhood cancer.
Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Heart Hospital Director, Doctor Krupali Tappoo says 50% of children with congenital heart disease will require surgical intervention and they have successfully provided free heart surgery to 73 children since 2016.
Doctor Tappoo says they have completed a week-long awareness campaign highlighting the impact of congenital heart disease and the important role of early diagnosis and treatment in the form of surgical intervention.