February 15, 2013

Another charitable action will be held by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation

Trainings on cardiovascular diseases are being held at the Central Neftchiler Hospital since February 11, following the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation  and with organizational support from the Ministry of Health.


For this purpose, child cardiac surgeon of Italian San Donato Centre, professor Alessandro Giamberti and Director of Germany’s Paediatric Cardiology Clinic, professor Cochen Vielin have been invited to Baku. Being of great importance in terms of training young residents studying in Azerbaijan, these trainings will allow to benefit from European specialists’ experience. The trainings will be continued until February 18th.


At the same time, it is expected to carry out surgical operation under the leadership of cardiovascular surgeon Rashad Mahmudov, jointly with foreign specialists, on 15 children suffering from inborn cardiac failure. 8 of these operations will be carried out for financial facilities allocated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. In addition, examination of some 50 patients is planned.