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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

International Congenital Heart Disease<br />

Training Platform Set by Hu Dayi<br />

Loving Care Project<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2008--02—25<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=204003762<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Feb. 25, 2008: the International Congenital Heart Disease<br />

Training Platform, which was initiated by The Red Cross Society <strong>of</strong> China (RCSC)<br />

and Heart Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> People‘s Hospital, was set at <strong>PKU</strong> People‘s Hospital on<br />

Feb. 18th. Hundreds <strong>of</strong> well-known experts and scholars from home and abroad<br />

attended the ceremony, including Peng Peiyun, President <strong>of</strong> the Red Cross Society<br />

<strong>of</strong> China.<br />

Every year about 7.14‰ newborn babies have congenital heart disease (CHD) in<br />

China, but only 50 to 70 thousands children patients can be cured. Now there are 4<br />

million children with CHD have been waiting for treatments, so since 2003, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Hu<br />

Dayi has organized heart disease expert team to go into the depressed area to<br />

screen the CHD patients. They have already treated about 5000 poverty patients<br />

freely, with 55% are CHD patients. They have also completed thousands <strong>of</strong> medical<br />

interventions and surgical operations in the mean time. In May <strong>of</strong> 2007, the Red<br />

Cross Society <strong>of</strong> China and Heart Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> People‘s Hospital originated the Hu<br />

Dayi volunteer service team <strong>of</strong> RCSC Loving Care Project. The team has cured the<br />

children with CHD in the depressed area, and trained the local basic doctors at the<br />

same time.<br />

Although the incidence <strong>of</strong> CHD in children is 1% to 14%, it can be cured radically. If<br />

we can find, diagnose, and treat the CHD early, the natural and operative mortality<br />

will be reduced greatly. So Pr<strong>of</strong>. Hu Dayi has pointed out that there are three links in<br />

controlling the CHD: first, doctors should get out <strong>of</strong> their hospitals and screen the<br />

diseases in the local areas; second, we can grade the mild patients and serious<br />

patients to save cost and let more patients get treatments on the spot; and the last<br />

one is to train more high level doctors and set the best technology platform.<br />

Edited By : Liu Xiaohua<br />

Translated By : Su Juan<br />

Source : <strong>PKU</strong> <strong>News</strong> (Chinese)<br />

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