Uniting voices & transforming lives for those with childhood-onset heart disease

Uniting voices and transforming lives for those with childhood-onset heart disease

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Global ARCH is a global alliance of organizations dedicated to improving the lives of those impacted by childhood-onset heart diseases, including congenital and rheumatic heart disease. With patient and family groups at the heart of our efforts, we work together to empower local community leaders, foster global collaboration, and unite our voices, ensuring that every individual has access to the essential care, support, and services they deserve to live a life unlimited by their disease.

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Global ARCH attends PEN-Plus regional strategy to address severe NCDs in Africa

In April, Global ARCH Executive Director Kate Doherty-Schmeck and Board member Ruth Ngwaro attended the inaugural international conference on the PEN-Plus regional strategy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to address severe and chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Health experts, survivors, and leaders advanced discussions on ending NCDs. They gathered with health ministries, African country leaders and health ministry

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Together we can help organizations worldwide make a difference in the lives of children and adults with childhood-onset heart disease, and their families. Please donate today.

Nahimeh Jaffar 

Nahimeh Jaffar has worked as a certified Project Manager (PMP) in various fields, including Public Health, Biotech, and Pharmaceuticals, working within clinical settings such as hospitals and clinics. In addition, she worked with global communities in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, supporting various social impact projects. Ms. Jaffar has been involved in preventive health initiatives in collaboration with the Center for Disease Control (CDC, USA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, USA).

 

Ms. Jaffar holds an MBA in Business Development from the Swiss Institute of Higher Management, Vevey, Switzerland, and a bachelor’s degree in Consumer Affairs from California State University, Northridge, USA.

Amy Verstappen, President

Amy Verstappen has been a patient advocate and health educator since 1996, when her own challenges living with a complex heart defect led her to the Adult Congenital Heart Association, where she served as president from 2001 to 2013. She has served as an advisor to the Centers for Disease Control the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; and the International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease, and worked with congenital heart patient and professional groups throughout the USA and the world.  Ms. Verstappen received a Masters in Education in 1990 and a Masters in Global Health in 2019.