Guyana is preparing for a new round of life-saving heart surgeries for children with congenital heart defects, involving a visiting team from Apollo Health Systems in India. According to reports, the first set of procedures is scheduled to begin between September 28 and October 2, with an initial cohort of 17 children slated to undergo operations during that period.
Government statements described the effort as part of work to address a paediatric cardiac surgery backlog in the country. One outlet reports that a total of 27 children with congenital heart defects are expected to receive surgeries by the end of the year, while another focuses specifically on the first group of 17 children and the start date for the Apollo team’s work. The difference in figures reflects either the sequencing of operations across weeks and months or reporting emphasis on the earliest scheduled cases.
