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KENYA’S VP, KALONZO MUSYOKA COMMENDS EFFORTS OF PANAHF

After meeting PANAHF during October 2011 mission, Kenya’s vice president, Kalonzo Musyoka has praised the work of the charity and founder Mr Raj Jutley for financing and saving the life of Pennina Wekesa. The vice president has since visited Penina and praised PANAHF for their outstanding humane action. Click here to read the full story in the Kenyan Post.

PENINAH WEKESA SUCCESS STORY

On the morning of Sunday 30th October 2011, 29-year-old Pennina underwent open heart surgery at Guru Nanak Ramgharia Sikh Hospital. 29-yr old Pennina Wekesa suffered many years living with rheumatic heart valve disease (RHVD). The disease followed a simple sore throat infection as a child which went untreated with antibiotics. With repeated infections the heart valve was gradually destroyed leading to heart failure. With only a matter of months to...

SURGERY

Mr Raj Jutley successfully performed emergency coronary bypass surgery Mr Raj Jutley, PANAHF lead surgeon, successfully performed emergency coronary bypass surgery on a 72-yr-old patient at Nairobi Hospital on 21st Nov 2010. The patient had sustained a large heart attack and was too unstable to be transferred abroad for treatment.

GEOFFREY SUCCESS STORY

24-year-old Geoffrey underwent open-heart surgery lasting 5 hours. On the morning of Wednesday October 22nd 2008, 24-year-old Geoffrey underwent open-heart surgery lasting 5 hours. During this operation his mitral valve, a structure that separates the two left sided chambers of the heart, was replaced with a mechanical valve While the blood from his heart was diverted to a heart-lung machine, the PANAHF team from UK led by Mr Raj Jutley...

ABOUT PANAHF

PANAHF is a non-profit making NGO charitable organisation registered in Kenya. Our aims are targeted at both primary prevention and specialised treatment of cardiovascular disease.

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