Walter Sisulu Paediatric Healthcare Foundation -
Nedbank
Sandown, Johannesburg
Account No. 1933 199 881 Branch Code: 193305
International swift code: NEDSJAZZ
Walter Sisulu Paediatric Healthcare Foundation -
ABSA
Rivonia, Johannesburg
Account No. 4074090481
Branch Code: 193305
International swift code: ABSAZAJJ
American Friends
of WSPCCA:
America Friends of the Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Centre
for Africa (AFWSPCCA)
Morgan
Chase Bank NA
Broadway New York NY
Account No. 000-002728689858
Please fax
deposit slip to:
+27 (0) 11 257-2092
The average cost of paediatric cardiac surgery, on a case-by-case basis,
is in excess of R250 000. With the generous support of strategic
partners in the form of financial assistance, substantial discounts and
donations, paediatric open-heart surgery at the WSPCCA costs in the
region of only R160 000 per patient. This results in an average saving
of R90 000 per patient. Discounted fees are charged by surgeons and
other medical personnel, the hospital, laboratories and X-rays, as well
as many of the leading pharmaceutical companies who provide services and
consumables at considerably reduced rates or free.
An amount of R160 000 over 70 years – assuming this will be the life
expectancy of a child after receiving corrective surgery – does not
amount to a large sum of money. But the reality is that this cost has to
be paid up-front. A R1-million donation can cover only seven patients,
and major investment in the children of tomorrow is needed today, and on
an on-going basis.
Continued financial input needs to be assured to facilitate the
sustainability of the WSPCCA. Donor funds are required to ensure that
the WSPCCA will no longer have to turn children away because of a lack
of funds.
