The Team Heart Story

Team Heart is a non-profit medical organization focused on bringing sustainable cardiac care to Rwanda and East Africa. Our mission has three primary pillars: Prevention, Intervention and Education. Each year, we travel to Rwanda toRead more

“Healthy and educated is our goal” Dr. Patrick Ndimubanzi 2015 Minister of State in the Ministry of Health since 2014! Honorable Minister Patrick, It is a shared goal for Team Heart as well!  

In two weeks, the screening team begins their work! Nurse Practitioner Julie Carragher, from Braintree MA has coordinated screening now in her 5th year. Working closely with RBC (Rwanda Biomedical Center–the care delivery arm forRead more

A warm thank you to Bruce and Anne Leavitt for opening their home on Tuesday 1/31 for a great kick-off dinner for Team Heart’s 2017 trip to Rwanda. It was a wonderful evening filled withRead more

Toward Cost-Effective Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease: New Application of Point-of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound Click here to download the presentation.

Once a year, doctors travel to Rwanda to perform lifesaving surgery on people with damaged heart valves — a disease caused by untreated strep throat. By Denise Grady KIGALI, Rwanda — Neighbors whisper that sheRead more

I went to Kigali in Rwanda to report on the type of heart disease afflicting Chance and millions of other young people. I was supposed to be a fly on the wall. Before I knewRead more