The legendary footballer will hold his foundation's
fundraiser this Thursday March 14th at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp
Hilton Hotel, Abuja. Time 5 pm.
Kanu is trying to raise $35 million (N5 billion) to
build a Cardiac Specialist Hospital that will offer free surgery services for
children from 1-12 years while adult patients will be highly subsidized.
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1. Kanu Heart Foundation has carried out 452 open heart
surgeries since inception in 2000.
2. All surgeries done in foreign countries like
England, Israel, India, and Sudan.
3. Capital flight involved is much
4. Federal government of Nigeria has given the Kanu
Heart Foundation a piece of land in Abuja for the project.
5. The Cardiac
Specialist Hospital is a 40 beded Hospital with State of the Artificialities.
6, Nigerian President,
Goodluck Ebele Jonthan is the Special Guest of honour while Former President
Chief Olusegun Obansanjo and Ibrahim Babangida are Father of the Day and
Chairman respectively.
7. FIFA
Secretary General Walter Gagj has confirmed his attendance
Nwankwo Kanu Former Super Eagles captain said the
construction of the centre would facilitate the dream of its 13-year-old
foundation of treating more children having heart-related problems within the
country.
It is hoped
that the diner will raise enough money to commence the construction of a
specialist cardiac hospital in Nigeria.
Kanu has stated that President Good- luck has
graciously accepted to be Special Guest of Honour at the fund raising event,
while calling on well- meaning Nigerians, corporate bodies and multinationals
to be part of the laudable project.
According to the Coordinator/Trustee of Kanu Heart
Foundation, Onyebuchi Abia, when in full operation, the centre would save an
average of 250 children and 100 adults heart patients in a one year through the
free surgery initiative of the foundation. Heart patients between the ages of
0-12 will also receive free surgery treatment, while patients above 12 years
old will be treated at a highly-subsidised fee. It would also save this nation
about $5million annually and reduce capital flight.”
Kanu added:
“The truth is that we have done 452 in all. We started from UK and it was quite
expensive. On one child we have to spend between 15,000 and 20,000 pounds
sterling and we are talking about the cost of operation alone. “We are not
talking about flight, accommodation and feeding. We were forced to seek
alternative in Israel where it is less expensive and we are able to touch more
kids. All the same it is still expensive.”
He said he was touched by the plight of parents and
children in the country who do not have the advantage that he has, hence his
desire to bring smiles on the lips of more victims of heart-related ailments.
There is an opportunity to make donations online or
to KHF directly
Please log on to http://kanuheartfoundationng.com/
Cardiac centre website: http://www.kanuheartfoundation.org/
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