Thank you Dr Novick for your=C2=A0 email ,the great suppo= rt you have been giving us especially during COVID when the children had no= medications and you provided for their need .We appreciate=C2=A0 you not g= iving up on our Zimbabwean Heart plight despite numerous setbacks.=C2=A0

I had the pleasure of meeting Ntando a= nd Thurston in Zimbabwe and shared with them your contact details in the ho= pe that these collaborations will help ease the burden of heart disease in = the nation especially the little ones.I am so very glad they managed to rea= ch out to you.

We look forward= to the project taking off and seeing you once again in Zimbabwe.=C2=A0

I also look forward to meeting Basil and Ayo a= lso and believe that the team work will yield great results in our nation.<= /div>

Warm Regards=C2= =A0

Tendai=C2=A0

B= rave Little Hearts Zimbabwe

On Mon, 16 Dec 2024, 16:10 Bil= l Novick, <bill.novick@cardiac-alliance.org> wrote:=

Hi All,

Basal and Ayo, this email is to introduce=C2=A0you to = sponsors and advocates in the USA=C2=A0and Bulawayo who want to=C2=A0initia= te a program in Zimbabwe for children with heart disease. Thurston and Ntan= do, Basil, and Ayo previously supported our initial trip to Rwanda and have= been asking me if there was a project that they could assist within Sub-Sa= haran Africa. Basal, Ayo, Thurston, and Ntando, let me introduce you to Ten= dai Moyo. Tendai is the founder=C2=A0of Brave Little Hearts Zimbabwe<= /b>=C2=A0(BLHZ)=C2=A0in Bulawayo. Thurston and Ntando are= the President and Secretary of the Makhosi Michaela Foundation.=C2=A0

I visited Harare, Pari Hospital, and the= University of Zimbabwe. I toured the hospital and met with surgeons, anest= hesiologists, and ICU nurses. I presented our work worldwide and then liste= ned to the local team's presentation. We prepared a proposal that cover= ed multiple options for assistance. Following my departure from Harare, I n= ever received a response regarding our proposal.=C2=A0

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Thurston and Ntando would like to make the inaugural trip from March 2= 3 to 30, 2025. If we can make the trip on this date, a number of requiremen= ts will need to be resolved quickly. Basal and Ayo, I hope this project is = one you can support. I think that a call=C2=A0between you, Thurston, and Nt= ando would be very helpful in determining if this project is a fit for you.= =C2=A0

Over the last few years, we have supported = BLHZ with medications for the children, hospital equipment, and funding for= Heart Day events. Tendai has been a true champion for children with heart = disease in the Bulawayo region. She will be a valuable resource and knows Z= imbabwe's political landscape.=C2=A0

I did not= want to share WhatsApp numbers in order to maintain your=C2=A0individual p= rivacy. However, I am sure that you will share them with yourselves/
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I hope we can make this effort work on the third attempt= ; the children of Zimbabwe with heart disease are dying daily and need our = help.=C2=A0

=C2=A0I look forward to hearing from y= ou,

Williawam M Novick, M.D., M.S.
Paul Nemir Jr= ., M.D., Professor of International Child Health
Prof= essor of Surgery
University of Tennessee Health Scien= ce Center
Global Surgical Institute
Founder, CEO and Medical Director
Novick Cardiac= Alliance
https://cardiac-alliance.org= /
htt= ps://www.uthsc.edu/academics/endowed-professorships.php

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