Causes: Biomedicine & Bioengineering, Health, Heart & Circulatory System Diseases & Disorders, International, International Relief, Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Mission: Using a global network of volunteer effort, and the collective skills of experts in healthcare, CardioStart International provides free heart surgery and associated medical care to children and adults living in underserved regions of the world, irrespective of political position or religious creed.

Results: Over 550 successful heart surgeries in developing countries

Target demographics: children and young adults

Programs: Heart surgeries in developing countriesOrphanage assistance in developing countriesSanitation projects in other countriesTraining doctors and nurses in heart surgery care and aftercare and techniques