DHL in heart service move

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Tuesday, 12 March 2024

German NGO kinderherzen (children’s heart) and DHL Global Forwarding have entered a pro bono logistics partnership that will enable DHL to transport the world's first mobile heart clinic for infants to various countries world wide. 

The initial destination for the mobile clinic has been El Salvador, where a team of international heart surgeons and medical professionals will provide free life-saving surgeries and therapies to infants affected by congenital heart diseases (CHD).

Located in Dubai, DHL's Global Humanitarian Logistics Centre oversees the planning and management of logistics for kinderherzen.  

The shipment, comprising 11 containers, has been delivered via ocean and road freight from Bremen, Germany to the Hospital Nacional Juan José Fernández in the district of Zacamil in El Salvador. 

After a construction and installation phase of approximately 15 days, the mobile clinic will offer paediatric heart surgeries and medical care to infants from across the Middle American country who may not have access to adequate medical support otherwise.

Tim Scharwath, ceo DHL Global Forwarding said: "By delivering vital healthcare to children in El Salvador and beyond, we are fulfilling our mission of connecting people and improving lives.”