小儿先天性心脏病是威胁儿童生长发育的一类严重疾病，如果及时诊断和治疗将会取得很好的效果。在许多发展中国家仍然缺乏足够的医疗资源，面临很大的挑战。在过去的30年内，我国在小儿先天性心脏病诊治方面取得了很大的发展。上海儿童医学中心小儿心胸外科在美国HOPE基金会的帮助下，与世界著名的小儿心脏外科建立了良好的合作关系，通过学习交流使上海儿童医学中心跻身于世界一流的行列，在小儿先天性心脏病手术方面取得了很大的进步。

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a category of severe illness threatening children's health. However, favorable outcome can be achieved with proper management. Unfortunately, CHD remains a health challenge for children and families in many developing countries due to insufficient medical resource. During the past 30 years, the management of pediatric CHD has been greatly improved in China. Specifically, Project HOPE has played an important role in facilitating the collaboration between Shanghai Children's Medical Center and many world'leading pediatric health care institutions, which has provided valuable opportunity to enable the growth of Shanghai Children's Medical Center into a state-of-theart hospital.