Heartkids Victoria Inc.

Heartkids Victoria Inc.

HeartKids Victoria is a children’s charity dedicated to offering support, encouragement and hope to families of children with congenital or acquired heart defects. As well as offering support to families, HeartKids aims to increase awareness in the general community and corporate sector about the high incidence of congenital heart defects and its ongoing consequences.

Heart disease is the leading cause of child death in Australia. HeartKids Victoria raises money for the cardiac services at the Royal Children’s Hospital. We help fund research projects aimed at prevention, detection and early intervention of CHD. 1 in 100 children are born with heart disease - 6 babies were born with CHD in Australia today. It is the single most common congenital abnormality in babies and is the number one reason children are admitted to intensive care. ...read more