Bolivia

Location: La Paz, Bolivia
Partner: Kardiozentrum
Established with One Heart Health: 2023
Country Lead: Dr. Alexandra Heath

Meet the Lead: Dr. Alexandra Heath brings deep expertise and compassion to her role, leading One Heart Health’s work across Bolivia with Kardiozentrum.

Impact

Our partnership with Kardiozentrum expands access to CHD screening in underserved, high-altitude regions where early diagnosis is most critical. CHD is the most common birth defect worldwide, yet in Bolivia, early diagnosis is rare due to limited equipment and a shortage of specialists. Many children are diagnosed only when symptoms become severe and treatment options are limited.

One Heart Health bridges this gap by equipping local healthcare workers with mobile, AI-powered tools that make early CHD screening possible anywhere. Using a digital stethoscope and the One Heart App, providers can analyze heart sounds in real time and consult remote cardiologists, transforming access to care and creating a sustainable, scalable model for pediatric heart health.

• 500+ children screened with the One Heart App
• 125+ diagnosed with CHD
• 100% connected to lifesaving intervention

Beyond immediate impact, our screening programs build lasting diagnostic capacity within Bolivia’s healthcare system, empowering local providers and establishing a sustainable screening network to protect thousands of children in the years ahead.

Looking Ahead

Over the next 12 months, One Heart Health and our partners in Bolivia are on track to screen over 5,000 children for CHD. Through this screening program, we expect to identify over 50 children who have an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. Every child diagnosed with CHD through our programs is connected to care to receive life-saving intervention or surgery.

Our screening program really does save lives. We will also train 10 additional local doctors to use the One Heart App and digital stethoscopes to screen more children and expand the sustainable screening network in Bolivia. Please consider supporting our mission in Bolivia to provide free heart screenings to the most vulnerable.

2026 Objectives

• Train 10 additional doctors in Bolivia
• Screen 5,000 children for CHD
• Identify 50 children with undiagnosed CHD and connect them to life-saving care

Support our work in Bolivia and help save lives through early detection of congenital heart disease.