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Our mission is to mend hearts. We are happy to provide our children with healthy hearts.

We support and facilitate the provision of pediatrics cardiac treatment to all needy children in Tanzania.

08/05/2026

My dear friends, as you already know, this month is dedicated to learning about Heart Failure and Interconnected Conditions.

Today we are talking about diabetes.

How does the sugar in your blood affect your heart? The connection is much greater than many of us realize.

High blood sugar can gradually damage blood vessels over time, causing them to become stiff and narrow. This puts extra strain on the heart and affects the body’s overall blood circulation.

That is why people living with diabetes are at a much higher risk of developing heart failure.

In many cases, diabetes also occurs alongside other conditions such as high blood pressure and kidney disease. When these conditions happen together, the risk becomes even greater.

For this reason, it is not enough to focus only on blood sugar levels without also monitoring the health of your heart and kidneys. Treatment and care should go hand in hand.

If you are living with diabetes or know someone who is, take action today:

✔️ Check your heart health regularly
✔️ Follow advice from healthcare professionals
✔️ Control your blood sugar, blood pressure, and lifestyle habits
✔️ Do not wait for symptoms to become severe before taking action

Your heart health matters. Education can save lives.

Global Heart Hub

01/05/2026

Heart failure is not rare, and it is becoming a serious issue in Tanzania. It is estimated that more than 60 million people worldwide live with heart failure, but this is no longer just a global statistic. In Tanzania, non-communicable diseases now account for about 33% of all deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and many of these deaths are linked to conditions that lead directly to heart failure.

What makes the situation more concerning is that heart failure rarely exists on its own. In Tanzania, it is often driven by untreated or poorly controlled high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease. Around 1 in 4 adults has hypertension and a large number are unaware of it. Diabetes is also rising, especially in urban areas, while kidney disease is often detected late when damage is already advanced.

These are not separate illnesses, but they are connected conditions. When one gets worse, the others usually follow, making treatment more complicated and outcomes worse.

This is why focusing on a single condition is not enough. The practical approach is connected care, looking at the full picture and managing all related conditions together. For many people, the risk is already there even without symptoms, especially if they are over 30, overweight or have a family history of hypertension or diabetes. Ignoring early signs like fatigue, shortness of breath or swelling often leads to late diagnosis, when options are more limited and more expensive.

May is Heart Failure Awareness Month, led by the Global Heart Hub. The message is simple but important: check your blood pressure regularly, monitor your blood sugar if you are at risk and do not treat one condition in isolation. Ask your doctor what other conditions you should be screening for, because managing connections early is what prevents complications later.

Remember: Heart failure is not just about the heart. It reflects the overall state of your health.

🌍Learn more: https://globalhearthub.org/heart-failure-awareness-2026

28/04/2026

Led globally by the Global Heart Hub together with the Heart Failure Patient Network, this month is a reminder that heart failure is not a distant problem, it is already affecting many people across Tanzania. In reality, most cases here are driven by conditions we often ignore or detect too late, especially high blood pressure, untreated infections, diabetes and changing lifestyles.

As we did last year, we continue to raise awareness and push for early detection and better access to care, because too many people only discover they have heart failure when it has already reached an advanced stage.

This year’s theme, “Heart Failure: Connected Care for Connected Conditions,” highlights the truth that heart failure does not happen in isolation and treating it that way is part of the problem.

Our 2026 campaign officially launches on 1 May, and it will focus on practical education, real conversations and encouraging people to take action early.

The reality is most heart failure cases can be prevented or managed if detected in time but waiting too long is what makes it deadly.

🔜 Stay tuned for more, launching on 1 May!

20/03/2026

Yesterday, a family that we once supported called to say they will miss their child’s routine heart follow-up appointment. Not because they don’t understand its importance but because they cannot afford the journey right now. Their income depends on the harvest season, and up to this moment, there is none.

Reaching the hospital where the procedure was done requires a journey of over 800 km, with added costs for transport, accommodation and food. Also the child may miss more than a week of school, while the parent also loses the same number of working days. For many families, this makes a standard follow-up unaffordable.

Follow-up care is not optional. After even low-risk heart procedures, most children do well but continued monitoring is essential to confirm recovery and catch any rare complications early.

Now consider a more urgent situation. The nearest referral hospital with a cardiologist is still about 50-60 km away and currently does not offer heart surgery or interventional services. This means that in case of complications, families may still need to travel long distances again to access definitive care.

Experiences like this remind us that improving outcomes is not only about performing successful procedures but also about ensuring patients can realistically access follow-up and emergency care when needed.

Bringing services closer to communities, strengthening regional capacity and exploring solutions like outreach clinics or can make a meaningful difference.

Because in the end, sustainable heart care means more than saving a life once. It means being able to support that life, every step after.

08/03/2026

Many healing stories we have witnessed began with the strength of women.

In a hospital room, a child with a complex heart defect lies surrounded by medical professionals. Among them is Anita Owens Rich, a heart nurse who travelled 13,089 km to serve. She gave her time, knowledge and compassion to help a child who needed heart care.

Behind this journey is also the quiet strength of a mother who, even if not always seen in the room, was always there giving her trust, courage and constant support to make sure her child received the care she needed.

Because of these acts of giving, years later that same child is healthy, active and full of life.

This is the meaning of this year’s Women’s Day theme: Give to Gain.

When women give their skills, their love and their strength, lives are healed, hope is restored and the future becomes brighter.

Today we celebrate women in every role. Those who give care, those who give strength and those whose lives are restored through that care, proving that when we give, others gain the chance to live, grow and continue the cycle of giving.

15/02/2026

Today as I celebrate my birthday, I am filled with gratitude.

For the past seven years, through The One New Heart Tanzania, I have had the privilege of helping thousands of children across Tanzania access free heart diagnosis and life-saving surgeries. There is no greater gift than seeing a child given a second chance at life. Behind every surgery is a family that gets hope again.

Today I am reminded that my birthday is not only about growing older but growing in purpose. Every year is another opportunity to serve, to reach more children and to bring hope to more families.

I celebrate life today, knowing that the mission continues.

Another year. More impact. More hearts saved.

10/02/2026

During our recent outreach screening with Mission Aviation Fellowship Tanzania in Dabia, we met two children who required further medical attention beyond the basic screening.

• An 8-year-old child with ongoing heart-related concerns that needed more detailed evaluation.

• A 3½-year-old child with a long-standing skin condition requiring specialist care.

With support from , both children were referred to Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma, nearly 110 km from Dabia to access the care they needed.

From screening to care; we are honored to complete the circle

08/02/2026

With Global Heart Hub – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

04/02/2026

In Dabia, about 110 km from Dodoma, our joint outreach with MAF Tanzania reached 134 patients; pregnant women, children and adults.

For many, this was their first medical check in a long time.

With something as simple as a stethoscope, our doctor was able to listen carefully, assess patients and identify early warning signs; conditions that cannot be seen from the outside but can change a life if detected too late.

This is the power of early diagnosis, especially in communities with limited access to healthcare.

Early listening leads to early action.

Early action saves lives.

28/01/2026

Today we joined Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF Tanzania) during their monthly Mother and Child Clinic in Chidudu village, a community where access to primary healthcare remains a major challenge.

Community members told us that accessing healthcare means walking up to 12 hours or riding a bodaboda for about 1.5 hours, a journey that becomes impossible during the rainy season.

Our journey from Dodoma to Chidudu, which normally takes around 8 hours by road, took only 35 minutes by flight with MAF. Upon arrival, community members helped clear shrubs from the runway to ensure safe landing and departure, a powerful reminder of how vital this clinic is to their lives.

For over 10 years, MAF volunteers have been serving more than 150 mothers and children every month under very limited conditions. This is Flying for Life in action.

This collaboration allows us to add heart screening, diabetes and hypertension checks, complementing existing care where nurses use a fetoscope to listen to fetal heartbeats. In collaboration with Anita Owens Rich, we will also train nurses and extend these missions to other remote areas in Tanzania.

Together, we are Flying for Life. Flying for the Hearts.

17/01/2026

When Melissa Horenstein and her husband travelled to Tanzania for their honeymoon, their journey was filled with love, discovery and unforgettable experiences, from the plains of to the turquoise waters of .

What they may not have realized at first was that their celebration of love would also help heal a tiny heart.

Through a friend’s recommendation, they chose to travel with One Heart Travel, a social enterprise that believes tourism can do more than create memories. It can save lives.

Every safari, city tour and island excursion organized by One Heart Travel Limited is part of a bigger mission: 50% of all profits are dedicated to sponsoring life-saving heart treatment for children in need.

This model was born from the work of One New Heart Tanzania, a Tanzanian non-profit committed to providing free heart diagnosis and treatment to children who would otherwise be left behind.

By linking travel with purpose, this initiative has already:
• Supported heart treatment for hundreds vulnerable children
• Provided free heart screenings to thousands of people in remote communities
• Reduced the financial burden on families and the public health system

Tourism in Tanzania has the power to uplift communities, not only by creating jobs for drivers, guides, artists and small businesses, but also by directly investing in health and the future of our children.

We invite travelers, tour operators and tourism agencies to collaborate with us in redefining tourism; where every journey helps a child grow up healthy and reach their dreams.

Global Heart Hub Anita Owens Rich World Heart For Hearts and Souls

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