Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
The Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Alamo, California, dedicated to improving health outcomes for people with heart disease, with emphasis on children in underserved communities. It supports the Magdi Yacoub Aswan Heart Centre in Egypt, delivering comprehensive cardiac care at no charge to those in need, regardless of color, religion, or gender. The foundation notes a substantial unmet need for pediatric and congenital heart disease treatment in Africa and in Egypt and engages in initiatives to expand access and capacity. A central expansion initiative is the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre Cairo, intended to scale operations and capacity and to extend care to patients in Egypt and across the broader MENA region and Africa. The planned Cairo center would be located in Cairo to improve accessibility and foster international collaboration, and the foundation operates as a USA 501(c)(3) public charity, pursuing partnerships such as a May 2024 collaboration with ValU to facilitate donations for the project.