BEIJING – On May 26, 2023, ConocoPhillips China (COPC) along with TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital (TICH) and Children's HeartLink (CHL) organized a series of events in Tianjin titled, “Healing Hearts with Love,” to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the COPC congenital heart disease (CHD) charity program series. They also hosted an international academic exchange regarding CHD diagnosis and treatment. The event aimed to showcase gratitude to all COPC’s local and international partners who helped the programs succeed through joint efforts, facilitating international and domestic medical exchanges, and promoting high-quality pediatric care in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the rest of China.
Markel Hübinette, President for ConocoPhillips China, delivered opening remarks
“Charity is a relay of love. Thanks to the trust and support of all partners over the past 15 years, the COPC CHD Charity program series has achieved gratifying results. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all of you,” said Markel Hubinette, president of COPC. “We hope the programs will continue to unite the efforts of all parties, further improve the accessibility of health services in China, and make new contributions to promoting the construction of a healthy China.”
Fifteen-Year Efforts in Children’s Health, Hand in Hand to Hold up Hope for Hearts
Children’s health affects every family’s livelihood and wellbeing. As one of the leading causes of child mortality, CHD can directly impact child welfare and societal development. Adhering to COPC’s mindset of giving back to communities, COPC, together with foreign and domestic CSR partners, have been deeply committed to children’s health in China for over 15 years. During the celebration launch, representatives from COPC, TICH, CHL, TEDA Charity Association, Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Sichuan West China Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto SickKids) jointly lit the 15th and 10th anniversary light box to kick off the anniversary events, while honoring its extraordinary achievements.
Representatives from COPC, TICH, CHL, TEDA Charity Association, Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Sichuan West China Hospital and Toronto SickKids jointly lit the 15th and 10th anniversary light box to kick off the anniversary events
Since 2008, COPC and TICH have launched the “Heart for Heart” charity program for children with CHD, saving 605 children from underprivileged families in 16 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions. In 2017, COPC donated a cross-provincial medical screening vehicle to help carry out the diagnosis of children with CHD in remote areas.
In 2013, COPC and CHL launched the “Creating Hope for Heart” medical training program. The program supported Sichuan West China Hospital, TICH and Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital to strengthen and expand the level and quality of care provided to CHD patients and promote optimal outcomes. Concurrently, more than 2,000 medical personnel from all three hospitals were funded to participate in overseas exchanges and training programs, treating over 10,000 children with CHD and greatly improving diagnoses and treatment of pediatric heart diseases nationwide.
Liu Xiaocheng, president of TICH, said, “Children are our future. TICH has always adhered to the motto of ‘Love the world’ and has remained committed to treating underprivileged children with CHD for many years. With the society’s help, we have provided free surgeries to more than 16,000 children for them to have a healthy life. These achievements could not have been done without the support of like-minded partners such as COPC, CHL, and Toronto SickKids. We will continue to work together for the treatment of children with CHD throughout China.”
Bringing together Chinese and International Forces to Promote the CHD Medical Development Disease in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
To continuously strengthen the capacity of domestic medical institutions and personnel, the “Creating Hope for Heart” Program will hold an offline medical seminar in Tianjin on May 27-30 – the first in three years. With CHL’s coordination, the volunteer team of CHD specialists from Toronto SickKids will attend the event and conduct training and discussion activities. More than 100 medical workers from the three aforementioned hospitals and over 30 hospitals in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will participate in the workshop on neonatal CHD and discuss complex CHD cases. The seminar will also include the sharing of advanced ideas on an integrated system for prenatal and postpartum CHD screening, treatment and follow-up for CHD, and exchanges on the treatment and management of CHD. The event will greatly promote heart disease screening and treatment in Northern China and beyond, helping to achieve the strategic goal of a “Healthy China.”
“The imperative to help one another knows no borders,” said Andreas Tsakistos, CHL country manager – Brazil, China and Malaysia. “We will continue to work with COPC and top medical institutions at home and abroad, to promote cross-border sharing of knowledge and best practices in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of CHD for the benefit of those children born with CHD in underdeveloped regions of the world.”
Build the Future, Build a “Healthy China”
As one of the largest foreign investors in China's upstream oil and gas industry, COPC is committed to creating lasting value for local communities and stakeholders while developing energy responsibly. ConocoPhillips China has been engaging in corporate social responsibility throughout China for 26 years. At this event, ConocoPhillips China announced a further donation of US $250,000 to continue its support for the two CHD programs.
All participants were invited to the stage to press their handprints together, as a symbol of gathering the greatest forces from all parties to help those in need and write a shared future with love
At the end of the event, all participants were invited to the stage to press their handprints together, as a symbol of gathering the greatest forces from all parties to help those in need and write a shared future with love.
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