Big-hearted adventurer Sonia Beagley is still a little stumped about what drove her to fly solo to Timor-Leste and summit its highest mountain to support better heart health for the Timorese.For Timorese-born Sonia, it was partly the pull of her heritage; partly family experience with poor heart health. But when
By Ana Saldanha "In Timor-Leste 90 per cent of the people are Roman Catholic, although Animism, a traditional belief system. Old trees, natural landmarks, the uma lulik (sacred house) and animals such as lafaek (crocodile) are considered lulik. Lulik comes from the Tetum word meaning sacred, holy or forbidden.
A big thanks to the special friends who gathered last night for our supporter and volunteer thank you event. Guests had a rundown on another exciting year, with volunteer cardiologist Dr Liz Paratz giving an update on our research program; our CEO David Marlow speaking on 2019's achievements; and
A landmark new agreement between Timor-Leste’s major public hospital and Timor-Leste Hearts Fund will see more surgeries performed in Timor-Leste and more training opportunities for Timorese medical practitioners. Timor-Leste Hearts Fund CEO David Marlow said Timor-Leste had one of world’s highest rates of preventable, treatable rheumatic heart disease, with
Timor-Leste Hearts Fund has announced the election of leading cardiologists Dr Will Wilson and Professor Peter Barlis to its board. Board chair Ingrid Svendsen said the board was delighted that individuals of the calibre of Professor Barlis and Dr Wilson were willing to volunteer their skills in the important
"It's not easy for them to survive". Our ambassador, Timorese Olympian Anche Cabral, speaks about her sister's heart health struggle and her very personal reasons helping raise awareness and funds for Timor-Leste Hearts Fund. Find out more about Anche and our other patrons and ambassadors and donate to mend
Our volunteer medical team is on its way home after another busy round of clinics in Timor-Leste. Working alongside local doctors, our volunteer team screened around 80 patients, identifying a number who will be suitable for surgery in Australia. They also checked up on earlier patients Paulina, Joaninha, Eva and
Our patient Sebastiana is blooming with good health and feeling on top of the world, as she prepares to return home to Timor-Leste tomorrow. Our dedicated patient support volunteers Ana and Inacio have been hard at work, ensuring that the mum of two has some happy memories to take
In 2012 we brought three ladies from Baucau, east of Dili, to Australia for heart procedures. Sebastiana, Natalina and Cristina all had successful mitral balloon procedures. We’ve stayed in touch with the ladies over the years, to ensure their hearts remain healthy. Three years ago, we brought Natalina to
Congratulations to Team TTTG Group – John Hillard, Tony Cahill, Rod McCrohan and Robin Manzin – who took out the honours at our fourth annual Swing into Action to Mend a Broken Heart golf day. Despite battling windy conditions, the four emerged smiling and victorious, with team captain John
