Cape surgeon using music to help children with heart conditions access care

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Cape surgeon using music to help children with heart conditions access care
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Specialist cardiothoracic surgeon and chairman of the Young Hearts Africa NGO has teamed up with musicians and launched the spiritual album, called 'Sacred heart'.

CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town surgeon is using music to beat obstacles that hinder access to paediatric cardiac care.

The proceeds of this initiative will be used to fund lifesaving surgeries for thousands of babies and young children born with heart malformation in Sub-Saharan Africa.Doctor Wilhelm Lichtenberg, affectionately also known as the singing surgeon, says he decided to embark on this initiative after a young girl, who received treatment late due to healthcare access constraints, lost her life.

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