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8,000 babies born with congenital heart diseases annually — Expert
“These babies’ conditions are severe enough to merit heart intervention [surgery]. Congenital heart disease involves structural abnormalities of the heart present at birth. It is a broad category affecting how blood flows through the heart and lungs,” Dr John Omagino, the executive director of the Uganda Heart Institute, said.
Congenital heart diseases affect how blood flows through the heart and lungs.
By: Paul Kiwuuwa, Journalist @New Vision
KAMPALA - Out of the 1.6 million babies that are born in Uganda annually, over 8,000 have congenital heart disease, the executive director of the Uganda Heart Institute