Irish-funded doctors in Ukraine preforming heart surgery on sick children

Of the 6,000 babies born with heart defects in Ukraine each year, half aren't operated on due to a lack of facilities and qualified medical teams.

Irish-funded doctors in Ukraine preforming heart surgery on sick children

An Irish funded medical team has flown to eastern Ukraine to carry out life-saving surgery on critically ill children.

They have been born with the congenital heart defect doctors describe as 'Chernobyl Heart.'

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