Many of the villages we visit have only minimal medical care. You can see the delight on the people's faces when we provide them a solution to their medical concerns. We need your help for the LIGA Childerns Heart Clinic.




The Children's Heart Program was created in 1996 in order to provide poor Mexican children with heart disease with necessary surgery. The start up funds were donated by Liga volunteers. At the beginning the money was intended to be used to transport children needing surgery from their homes in Mexico to the United States. However, because of economic problems in the health care industry and because there are so many children needing operations we found it necessary to develop interactive relationships with pediatric cardiology programs in Mexico. At present the majority of our patients are operated on in excellent hospital centers in the cities of Obregon and Culiacan in Mexico. In the past year, with support from generous donors, we have been averaging 1-2 operations a month including patients who were at high risk in need of complicated surgery.

The cardiologists and surgeons donate their services. Administrative expenses are minimal. Our principle expenses are those related to heart catheterization or surgery. Because we are a charitable program, medicines, equipment use, operating rooms, nurses etc. are billed at cost.

We have now referred over 3 dozen patients to hospital centers for a variety of procedures. Although our cost has been about $100,000, we estimate that the Children's Heart Program has delivered or paid for medical and surgical care worth over $1 million. Most importantly, we have saved children's lives. Without our necessary surgery many of these children would not be here today.

In spite of the generosity of the surgry team and Liga, additional funds are needed in order to provide the quality care these patients need. We are in much need of donations to help with the purchase of supplies and helping with the cost of travels.