Help for heart kids

30/01/2026

Every day in Australia, eight babies are born with a childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD), and this February HeartKids is calling on Australians to help support these children and their families through its annual Sweethearts for HeartKids campaign. The campaign runs throughout Congenital Heart Defect Awareness…

Help for heart kids

Every day in Australia, eight babies are born with a childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD), and this February HeartKids is calling on Australians to help support…

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