The Nairobi Hospital has hosted its 2026 Children’s Charity Heart Fund Golf Tournament at Karen Country Club, bringing together golfers, corporate partners, sponsors, philanthropists and members of the public to raise funds for children needing lifesaving cardiac care.
The annual fundraiser supports children from disadvantaged backgrounds diagnosed with congenital and acquired heart conditions who require specialised treatment but cannot afford the cost of care.
The tournament is a flagship fundraising initiative for the Children’s Charity Heart Fund, which brings together businesses, healthcare partners and individual donors to expand access to paediatric cardiac services.
“Every child who comes to us for heart surgery has usually run out of time and money before they reach our door. This tournament exists to close that gap,” Nairobi Hospital chief executive Felix Osano said.
Osano said funds raised through the tournament will help meet the costs of surgery, diagnostic services and specialist treatment for children requiring cardiac care.
The Nairobi Hospital said the initiative has helped provide free lifesaving heart surgery to more than 400 children over the years, with support from sponsors, corporate partners, golfers, volunteers and individual donors.
The tournament also seeks to strengthen partnerships with corporate organisations and development partners to improve access to specialised paediatric cardiac services and treatment outcomes.
“A hospital is measured by how it treats those least able to pay, and the Children’s Charity Heart Fund is where that principle is tested every year,” said Dr. Barcley Onyambu, chairman of the Board of Management of the Kenya Hospital Association.
Onyambu thanked sponsors and partners for their continued support, describing the tournament as an ongoing commitment to vulnerable children rather than a one-off charitable initiative.
The Nairobi Hospital said the golf tournament forms part of its broader commitment to improving equitable access to quality healthcare through strategic partnerships, philanthropy and sustainable community initiatives.
The hospital said continued support for the fund would help more children and their families access specialised cardiac treatment regardless of their ability to pay.
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