Every Heart Deserves a Second Chance
WorldPace is a nonprofit organization focused on improving survival rates for impoverished communities worldwide by addressing the critical need for affordable heart disease treatment.
Pacemakers save lives, but due to their high cost, poor people all over the world die for lack of one.
Every year, nearly 3 million people worldwide die from heart disease that could be treated with a pacemaker. Tragically, 82% of these deaths occur in poorer countries, where access to lifesaving cardiac care is often out of reach. In these communities, men between the ages of 45 and 60 are disproportionately affected. The premature loss of a family’s primary provider has devastating socio-economic consequences, impacting not just the family but the entire community.
In many impoverished areas, patients are often not even informed about pacemaker implantation as an option because the cost makes it unattainable. This lack of access to treatment creates a ripple effect, hindering families’ chances for stability and success.
WorldPace, a nonprofit organization supported by NEScientific, is addressing this critical need. By providing professionally reprocessed pacemakers, surgical services, and related medical care free of charge, WorldPace is giving patients a second chance at life. These efforts not only improve survival rates but also help keep families together and strengthen communities.