Congenital heart disease is a serious killer in China. It ranks as the third killer disease among children under 5 years old. There are about 200,000 such defective newborns each year. Only about 60,000 might receive treatment each year. With over 6,000 such cases each year, Gansu is among the provinces with the highest incidence with less than 20% receiving any treatment. Families cannot afford the surgery, and most children will not survive beyond the age of 10

Congenital Heart Disease is a defect in the heart of a newborn. Symptoms include heart murmurs, shortness of breath, blue fingers lips and toes, clubbing of fingers and toes, chest pain, syncope, sweating, respiratory infections, under-developing of limbs and muscles, poor feeding, or poor growth, build up of blood and fluid in lungs, feet, ankles and legs. Some children have no signs which makes it a silent killer. Many children die due to lack of awareness.