Kids First Fund: Moments in Time
August 27, 2008
Who are we? Kids First’s objective is to provide funding for poor children who require emergency medical treatment, regardless of race, religion and political affiliation. Why? There is a backlog of approximately 1700 children on the Ministry of Health waiting lists, some of which have been there for years, because of very limited funding in this sector, lack of specialists, equipment and facilities.
The Kids First Fund’s (KF²’s ) Heart 2 Heart Save A Life Programme, is in partnership with Dr KM Cherian and the Frontier Lifeline Hospital , Chennai , India . There is a shortage of a number of medical specialists in Guyana, in particular we have no cardiologists or cardiac surgeons. There are approximately 260 children in need of heart surgery, and time is against us.
So far 45 children and 14 adults have benefited from this program. All the surgeries were successful, except for one and done by Dr KM Cherian and his team at the Frontier Lifeline Hospital , in Chennai , India .
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- DR KM CHERIAN OWNS FRONTIER LIFELINE HOSPITAL IN CHENNAI, INDIA. IN NOV ’05 HE AND HIS COLLEAGUE SURGEON CAME TO GUYANA AT THEIR COST AND HELD A FREE CLINIC FOR US.
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- THEY EVALUATED 300 ADULTS AND CHILDREN AND PRIORITISED THEM FOR US. DR PREM SEKAR SEEN CONDUCTING AN ECHO CARDIAGRAM
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- VISITING CARDIOLOGIST DR GAYMES FROM THE CHI CONDUCTED A CARDIAC EVALUATION CLINIC IN APRIL 07 DOING FOLLOW UP ON POST-SURGICAL CASES AND IDENTIFYING NEW ONES
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- CHI TECHNICIAN DOING AN ECG ON A PATIENT AT OUR CLINIC
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- FRONTIER LIFELIFELINE DR EXAMINING A PATIENT
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- PATIENT IN INTENSIVE CARE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SURGERY MAY 06
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- POST SURGERY PATIENTS MAY 06
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- 48 HOURS LATER……WE ARRIVE EXHAUSTED IN CHENNAI !
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- PATIENT WAITING TO BE EXAMINED BEFORE SURGERY
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- PATIENT IN INTENSIVE CARE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SURGERY
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- CHILDREN HAVE A FAST RECOVERY RATE, ESPECIALLY OURS
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- TELL TALE SIGN OF SURGERY
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- CARDIAC PATIENT MARCH 06 INDIA
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I am the Founder and Secretary of the Kids First Fund charity in Guyana. We have to raise US$96,000 to take 10 children from Guyana to India for open heart surgery.
I am currently in NY until 8/9 trying to raise awareness and funds. There has been some very positive responses but we are US$94,000 away from our target.
If we can find enough money for the airfares (US$30,000) then we could take the children have the surgeries done and the Frontier Lifeline Hospital would give us time to pay the bill which we estimate to be US$66,000.
Kids First Fund helps Guyanese children and people regardless of race, religion and political affiliation. We have no overheads or administration costs and can gurantee that 100% of what is donated goes to the cause of helping our children.
If you would like to get involved or make a donation please get in touch.
cheques should be made payable to Kids First Fund and either sent or delivered to Ishmael Gurmohamed, Kids First Fundm, 1751 Bussing Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
For further information please call 718 325 5407 or 646 372 2880 Ishmael Gurmohamed.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who has donated and contributed to our cause so far. I think there can be no better gift for a child than the gift of life and education.
For those of you who are still thinking about it, please come on board and lets work together to make a positive difference in the lives of our children.
Just to update you about our fundraising efforts in New York. From the 22 August to 8 September, a grand total of US$15,185 was collected.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated to us. Due to your generosity we are well on our way towards reaching our target of US$81,015.
I am now in the UK and will be here until the 1 October, trying to raise as much money as possible before I return to Guyana.
Anyone wising to donate can still do so although I am not there.
cheques should be made payable to Kids First Fund and either sent or delivered to Ishmael Gurmohamed, Kids First Fund, 1751 Bussing Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
For further information please call 718 325 5407 or 646 372 2880 Ishmael Gurmohamed (Kids First Fund NY).
In closing I would like to extend my gratitude to all who allowed me to make my appeal and collect donations. Also to those who assisted with my transportation and publicising the cause.
Thank you all !
Best Wishes
Varshnie Singh
Just to update you, on the fund raising effort;
We have received US$16,585 from the New York appeal and
collected £3,300 from the UK so far.
We now have to raise US$73,335.41 to help 10 children access life saving surgery.
Anyone wishing to donate can still do so.
cheques should be made payable to Kids First Fund and either sent or delivered to Ishmael Gurmohamed, Kids First Fund, 1751 Bussing Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
For further information please call 718 325 5407 or 646 372 2880 Ishmael Gurmohamed (Kids First Fund NY).
or email us on kidsfirstfund@hotmail.com
Many thanks for your generous support.
Best Wishes
Varshnie Singh