In spite of the present state of war between Israel and Gaza, the lifesaving work of the Save a Child's Heart foundation goes on. This is a project run in the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel, where children from around the world are operated on for major heart problems entirely free of charge. The little patients come mostly from underdeveloped countries where they would not have any chance for this kind of life saving treatment. There are children from Iraq, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, and quite often from Gaza. The doctors there have a good working relationship with the Israeli doctors, and all it takes is a phone call to have their little patients admitted to the Wolfson Center. And this service is not, cannot be stopped by any military crisis, they get the necessary help no matter what.
The medical team is headed by Dr. Amran Cohen, and the the project is mostly funded by Iraqi born Israeli philanthropist, Sami Shamoon, although its needs for further donations is growing by the day as the number of children in need of help is growing. Hillary Clinton is also a supporter of the project which gets a lot of praise around the world, including Al Jazeera TV. Let us hope that the SACH project will prove to spread the message of its intended goodwill far and wide. To quote one of the doctors, "What I hope is that when a healthy child returns home, the effect of it will be greater than the work of 1000 diplomats."
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