During her recent visit to Dili, our CEO, Jane Williams was invited by Rádio e Televisão de Timor-Leste (RTTL - Timor-Leste Radio and Television), for an exclusive interview discussing the future of cardiovascular care in Timor-Leste. In the interview, Jane explores both the challenges and opportunities involved in strengthening
Dili, Timor-Leste — His Excellency José Ramos-Horta yesterday met with Timor-Leste Hearts Fund (TLHF) to continue discussions around strengthening Timor-Leste’s cardiovascular health system, with a focus on workforce development, national planning, and long-term system sustainability. The meeting centred on TLHF’s flagship initiative, Caring for Healthy Hearts, a comprehensive program
In this heartfelt video, we share how Timor-Leste Hearts Fund is making a life-changing impact by improving heart health in Timor-Leste. From community health education and screening clinics to life-saving heart surgeries and capacity building, watch real stories of hope, resilience, and transformation. 💡 Get Involved & Support: timorlesteheartsfund.org.au/get-involved
Timor-Leste Hearts Fund, with support from the World Heart Federation, led a National Cardiac Symposium to celebrate World Heart Day in Dili, Timor-Leste. The event brought together government leaders, local health professionals, international experts and community representatives to prioritise heart health in Timor-Leste. As Timor-Leste’s first official celebration of
Yesterday, Timor-Leste Hearts Fund met with His Excellency President José Ramos-Horta to discuss our work to strengthen Timor-Leste’s cardiovascular health system, with a focus on supporting the national heart-health workforce. We shared the design of our proposed program, Caring for Healthy Hearts, which aims to provide in-service training for
Timor-Leste Hearts Fund is excited to announce the launch of our groundbreaking ‘Caring for Healthy Hearts’ program in 2025. This initiative is aimed at transforming cardiovascular care in Timor-Leste by enhancing the skills of healthcare professionals, improving hospital policies, and ensuring better access to heart health services across the
A top priority for the Timor-Leste Hearts Fund is to collaborate with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health and Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV) to strengthen the local cardiac healthcare workforce. Many standard cardiac surgeries are currently unavailable in Timor-Leste, forcing patients to seek treatment abroad, which is often too
In July 2024 our team visited the cardiac clinic at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares - HNGV. Our Co-Founder and volunteer cardiologist - Dr Noel Bayley, and Cardiac Program Coordinator - Ricky Flavio, assisted local cardiologists as they assessed patients. During the visit Dr Bayley conducted training with cardiology staff on how
We are delighted that patients Olga and Francisco from Timor-Leste have received life-saving heart surgery in May 2024 thanks to our donors, volunteers and partners. Twenty-four-year-old Olga was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease in her teens and developed heart failure due to severe narrowing of her mitral valve. She
Our hearts are filled with joy for thirty-year-old Noemia from Timor-Leste who recently received a life-saving heart procedure in Australia. Noemia had been living with a condition that blocked blood from flowing normally through her heart, lungs and body. Unfortunately, there is no cardiac surgery available in Timor-Leste. Without
