As the founder of The Heart Fund, a United Nations ECOSOC-accredited organization, Dr. David Luu is a humanitarian doctor whose work has impacted over 200,000 lives across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, delivering life-saving surgeries and last-mile preventive care to underserved communities.
Dr. David Luu’s vision for philanthropy began in 2001 in Burkina Faso, where, as a medical student, he founded EMILIE Humanitary, a student-led organization to bring medical aid to underserved communities.
This early commitment to global health grew into The Heart Fund, which he launched in 2010 to provide life-saving heart surgeries for children worldwide.
Over the years, his mission has expanded beyond cardiac care to longevity and health equity, ensuring that cutting-edge medical advancements benefit not just the privileged few but populations everywhere.
For Dr. Luu, philanthropy is not an afterthought - it’s the driving force behind everything he does.
Dr. David Luu partners with medical innovators, humanitarian leaders, and changemakers to extend healthspan for all.
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