CEO of the Cardiac Children’s Foundation-Taiwan and pediatric cardiac authority Dr. Jou-Kou Wang recently traveled to the Philippines to train local physicians in performing transcatheter pulmonary valve-replacement surgeries, hoping to improve local medical standards and provide better care for kids with heart disease.
Patients with congenital heart disease, such as Tetralogy of Fallot, often have blue lips from birth due to heart problems. Although corrective surgery can improve their condition, residual complications from valve regurgitation may lead to issues such as cardiac enlargement, right heart failure, arrhythmias, and even sudden death.
Under his guidance, the team at National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital has successfully treated over a hundred patients since 2015, leading in results across Asian countries. Lin Zhen-bang, who is the district governor-elect of Rotary District 3521, and members of the medical team that included Dr. Wang, went to the PHC on May 6 and signed a contract with local representatives in the presence of Deputy Representative Deng-shi Yang from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines.
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