Oscar-nominated film traces journey of ailing African youngsters
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rheumatic">rheumatic</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="Award">Award</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="filmmaker">filmmaker</span> <span word="Kief">Kief</span> <span word="Davidson">Davidson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="Rwandan">Rwandan</span> <span word="cardiologist">cardiologist</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Rusingiza">Rusingiza</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p>“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="well">well</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rusingiza">Rusingiza</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Salam">Salam</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Cardiac">Cardiac</span> <span word="Surgery">Surgery</span>, <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="valves">valves</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="rheumatic">rheumatic</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="charity">charity</span>.</p><p><span word="Davidson">Davidson</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="families">families</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Rusingiza">Rusingiza</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>.</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="theirs">theirs</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rheumatic">rheumatic</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="untreated">untreated</span> <span word="strep">strep</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="valves">valves</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Davidson">Davidson</span>.</p>
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