THAP is a non-profit organization operating in the republic of Kenya and serving other parts of East Africa registered under section 10 of the Non-Governmental Organizations co-ordination Act in Kenya in 1996. It was started in 1992 but was fully incorporated in 1996 when it was registered.
THAP was established with the aim of assisting needy children with heart ailments to access surgery and other medical treatment. The organization sole objective is to reduce if not reduce if not alleviate pains and death to young underprivileged and disadvantage children arising from heart related complications. THAP has its physical address at Mugoya Estate South C Rangers court (Hse NO 140) next to KIM Head office in Nairobi Kenya.
The facility accommodates THAP’s office and the family support centre.The later was established two years ago to provide alternative accommodation to pre operated and post operated patients.
All the organizations programmes are planned and executed from these offices which provide a serene environment to coordinate psycho-social support.
Mission:
To facilitate and coordinate medical support programs for the underserved and marginalized families so as to restore health, Hope and happiness.
Vision:
A multi-purpose and a heart recovery center with interlocking programs supporting families in need access quality, timely and affordable medical services.
Values:
Care, Outreach, Empathy and Support.
Motto:
Touch a child live
In 1992, Peter Mbogo Kamau’s close relative was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease. She needed open-heart surgery, which at the time could not have been performed safely in Kenya and was taken to Apollo Hospital in India. Sadly, she did not pull through. Due to a late diagnosis and the long period it took the family to raise the colossal amount of money required, her condition had deteriorated and she was too weak to weather a bout of pneumonia after the operation. She died in India.
That experience and encounters from desperate families of heart patients seeking to raise money for their surgeries moved Peter to resign from his job as a tour guide and devoting himself to helping these families find a solution. Take Heart Association Project (THAP) was thus born out of grief and compassion for others.
Heart Health Program:
- Facilitated heart surgeries for 120 children from poor families around Kenya. The surgeries were performed in Kenya, India, UK, USA, Egypt, Italy and Israel.
- Paid 1.3 million shillings worth of catheterizations for needy children
- Paid for over 1.4 million shillings worth of diagnostic tests and evaluations for needy children.
Recovery Program:
- Established the THAP centre in 2010. It has the capacity to host 8 patients and their guardians at any one time.
- Has hosted 24 patients and their guardians since the inception of THAP centre
- Procured 1.8 million shillings worth of medications for patients after surgery.
Medical missions:
- THAP has organized medical missions where surgeons from the USA have operated 32 children free of charge at Mater Hospital, and a further 42 have received free catheterizations. The medical missions operate on needy children indiscriminately, not necessarily those from THAP.
Capacity building:
- THAP has, in conjunction with friends from USA organized 3 seminars in which expert cardiology surgeons have provided education and training for local physicians, nurses and perfusionists.
- THAP has arranged for the donation of a cardiobiopulmonary bypass machine worth1.2 million to Mater Hospital.
Outreach Program:
- THAP has arranged outreach trips to all parts of Kenya encourage past and present patients and to create awareness around their home areas. Such recent trips have been to Wamba, Isiolo,Bomet, Kisii, Eldoret, Kitale, Loitokitok, Naivasha, Limuru, Nanyuki, Makuyu, Nakuru, Thika and parts of Nairobi such as Mwiki, Makongeni and Kinoo. In each of these visits, THAP has distributed over 100 pamphlets on heart diseases, reaching an estimated 200,000 people.
UNIQUE ADVANTAGE
- Take Heart Association Project is currently the only grassroots organization of its kind in Kenya assisting the needy in raising funds and navigating the maze of paperwork and logistical procedures associating with obtaining heart surgeries.
- In addition THAP through its past and present patients has a network established through trust and empathy that reaches even the remotest parts of the country, creating awareness.
- Through its partners in Kenya and overseas, THAP ensures access to first-class medical care for all its beneficiaries, notwithstanding poverty.
- THAP ensures that its beneficiaries from far have no excuse not to follow-up on their medical appointments by ensuring they have safe accommodation and transport in Nairobi.
In order to keep this vital service operating and helping children throughout Kenya and East Africa we require donations. Please visit our website at: www.thapk.org and follow the link to make a donation.
If you believe your skills could assist us such as through education or volunteer work we would be grateful to hear from you. Reach us via the contact details above or use our dedicated forum as part of the CardiologyHD.com community.
We thank you for your assistance.
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