We welcome you to join the 12th Global Forum on Humanitarian Medicine in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery and 3rd Euro-Asian Symposium of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, to be held in Athens from April 11-15, 2018 at the Mitera Hospital, Athens, Greece, together with the 3rd Euro-Asian Symposium on Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.

The Congress is being organized with the aim to continue to address key issues facing numerous developing countries including the shortage of financial, material and human resources, which are often aggravated by adverse economic conditions and loss of trained personnel towards richer countries, as well as, problems due to shortage o] technology and lack of education.

The Organizing Committee wishes to give you a warm welcome to Athens and look forward to seeing you in April 2018 and look forward to an intensive and fruitful discussion during the conference. This year the GF will focus on neonatal cardiology and cardiac surgery as well as nutrition.

Prof. Afksendiyos Kalangos
President Global Forum

Dr Jan T. Christenson
Secretary General Global Forum