October, 2019
Global ARCH News
Global ARCH participates in Children's HeartLink 50th gala
Global ARCH was honoured to be an invited participant at a recent global summit on congenital heart disease convened by Children's HeartLink in honour of its 50 th  anniversary. Global ARCH's president, Amy Verstappen, and Vice President Disty Pearson, were in attendance, alongside over 50 non-profit leaders, health care providers, and health policy experts from around the world. The day’s focus was to identify new strategies to accelerate the care for congenital heart patients in low- and middle-income countries. Global ARCH’s presentation focused on the unique challenges faced by patients and families in low-resource settings, and the positive impact that patient and family groups can have on these challenges. 
Global ARCH SPOTLIGHT
Congratulations to Pakistan Children's Heart Foundation (PCHF) for their tremendous achievements - over a 3-day period their expert cardiac team performed cardiac surgery on 23 little hearts in south Punjab! The PCHF, in collaboration with TZP Trust, held an Advanced International Pediatric Cardiology Capacity Building Workshop in Multan from September 26-29, 2019. The aim was to help local pediatric cardiology teams in Children Hospital Multan and Multan Institute of Cardiology get up to date on the latest techniques in interventional cardiology being practiced worldwide. The PCHF has funded 1747 pediatric surgeries to date. Click HERE for more information.
Upcoming Meetings
International Heart News
News Medical: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Children's Hospital Pediatric Institute for Heart Regeneration and Therapeutics say that β-blockers could regenerate infant heart muscle, mitigating the effects of congenital heart disease. More ...
News & Resources From Allied Organizations
Global Citizen: Every two minutes, a woman dies from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, and many more experience unexpected outcomes that result in short- or long-term health consequences.
But with a shift in approaches to maternal health improvements, these dire statistics could drastically transform within the next decade.

Decreases in maternal mortality are celebrated as a global health achievement worldwide, as maternal mortality dropped by 38% from 2000 to 2017.  More ...

ACHA webinars: The Adult Congenital Heart Association has excellent resources available for FREE, including a webinar series. The 3 remaining topics for 2019 are: Life After the Fontan, with Yuli Kim, MD; Empowering Patients to Talk to their Healthcare Team, with David Highfill, LCSW; and ACHD and Complementary Medicine, with David Gregg, MD. Be sure to check back for their 2020 line-up!
Our Board Members
President & Chair: Amy Verstappen (US)
Vice-president: Disty Pearson (US)
Finance: Rob Lutter (Australia)
Advocacy: Bistra Zheleva (US)
Communications: Shelagh Ross (Canada)
Hannah Almira Amora (Philippines)
Dr. Vikas Desai (India)
Noémi D. de Stoutz (Switzerland)
Heru Kustiawan (Indonesia)
Medical Advisory Board
Kathy Jenkins, MD, MPH
Disty Pearson, Board Liaison and Vice-Chair
Christopher Hugo Hamman, MD
Babar S. Hasan, MD
RK Kumar, MD
Sivakumar Sivalingam, MD
Liesl Zühlke, MD
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