Childrens Heartlink

TO SAVE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE.

PROGRAMMING. THE PROGRAMS TEAM ADDED AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER TO SUPPORT REMOTE TRAINING. THE PROGRAMS TEAM FULLY EXECUTED OUR BLENDED MODEL (IN- PERSON AND REMOTE TRAINING), CONDUCTING 21 IN-PERSON VISITS, 133 REMOTE TRAININGS, AND 13 COMMUNITY TRAININGS REACHING NON-CHL PARTNERS. IN TOTAL 5,864 CLINICIANS WERE TRAINED. THIS WAS ACHEIVED BY ORGANIZING A TOTAL OF 601 VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENTS, RESULTING IN 793 TRAINING DAYS, VALUED AT 655,248 IN DONATED TIME. INNOVATION AND GROWTH: CHL WELCOMED TWO NEW PARTNERS IN INDIA (AMRITA HOSPITAL FARIDABAD AND SRI SATHYA SAI SANJEEVANI CENTER FOR CHILD HEART CARE IN MUMBAI), AND ENGAGED ONE NEW VOLUNTEER TEAM (CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA) AND RE-ENGAGED AN ESTABLISHED VOLUNTEER TEAM (CHILDREN'S MERCY KANSAS CITY). THE PROGRAMS TEAM FACILITATED SIGNIFICANT, CONTINUED USE OF COES AND PARTNERS FOR SOUTH-TO-SOUTH TRAINING. CHL DEVELOPED A PARTNER RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND FINALIZED CHL'S STRATEGY WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE CHINA PARTNERSHIPS. EVALUATION & LEARNING: CHL PROGRAMS STAFF PRESENTED FOUR POSTERS AND GAVE TWO ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT THE WORLD CONGRESS OF PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY CARE. THE CUMULATIVE RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS ARE THAT 86% OF CHL PARTNERS MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS BECOMING A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AS PLANNED, PEFORMING MORE THAN 17,210 SURGERIES, 6,153 INTERVENTIONAL CATHETERIZATIONS, AND HELPING MORE THAN 196,618 CHILDREN.

OUTREACH ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR EFFORTS TO ENGAGE EXISTING AND NEW PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS. WE 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 WORKED WITH AN AGENCY TO COPYWRITE AND DESIGN A NEW WEBSITE THAT WILL BE OPTIMIZED FOR SUPPORTER ENGAGEMENT AND GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO HOST WEBINARS FOR ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORTERS, VOLUNTEERS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN LOW-TO MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR MEMBERSHIP IN GLOBAL HEALTH WORKING GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS.

ADVOCACY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: OUR GLOBAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS THIS YEAR GREW BY - ESTABLISHED A NEW COALITION TO ADVOCATE GLOBALLY FOR CHILDHOOD-ONSET HEART DISEASE, THE GLOBAL COALITION FOR PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEARTS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RHEUMATIC AND CONGENTIAL HEARTS. THE GOAL IS TO ADVOCATE GLOBALLY FOR POLICY CHANGES. - ESTABLISEHD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON ADDRESSING THE BURDEN OF BIRTH DEFECTS TO JOIN FORCES AND ADVOCATE GLOBALLY AND SUPPORT THE WHO'S POLICY-ADVISING ACTIVITIES AND HELD 3 BIRTH DEFECTS ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS BUILDING EVENTS - DURING THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY AND A WEBINAR ON WORLD BIRTH DEFECTS DAY. - DELIVERED 13 PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS, HAD 3 NEW PUBLICATIONS AND PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL GLOBAL MEETINGS AND CONSULTATIONS ON HEALTH TOPICS REPRESENING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE, AND ORGANIZED SEVERAL WEBINARS. - LED THE ADVOCACY EFFORTS AT THE 8TH WORLD CONGRESS OF PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY IN WASHINGTON DC, BY LEADING A GATHERING OF NOGS IN THE "GLOBAL ADVOCACY VILLAGE- AND LEADING THE SIGNING OF THE 1ST CALL TO ACTION SIGNED BY 1500 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS; LED ADVOCACY MEETINGS AND AND OUTREACH WITH WORLD BANK AND USAID. - STARTED ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES IN SEVARAL OF THE COUNTRIES CHL IS ACTIVE IN AND FACILIATED ONE NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER MEETING.