1-2 million people die every year in developing countries because they have limited access to life-saving medical technology such as implantation of highly expensive pacemakers.
STIM développement is an association constituted in accordance with the French law of 1901. It is devoted to promote medical and humanitarian actions for patients in developing countries in the fields of rhythmology and cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices. It serves two main purposes:
- Implanting free pacemakers for underprivileged patients who cannot afford such medical therapy. In the developing countries, pacemakers are implanted by voluntary cardiologists, within the framework of technical assistance and teaching missions.
- Collecting, shipping and donating pacemakers in developing countries by experienced medical teams
STIM développement is committed to developing a genuine partnership together with hospitals in developing countries so that improvements can be achieved in the field of cardiac rhythm management (CRM).
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French rhythmology honoured
At the American Heart Association’s 2025 conference in New Orleans, our NGO received the Paul Dudley White Award.
This distinction highlights more than fifty years of commitment to a programme that is unique in the world, enabling more than 18,500 patients in 25 countries to access a vital cardiac device through the recovery, re-sterilisation and reuse of fully tested pacemakers.
This is an important recognition for a medical innovation that is safe, socially responsible and sustainable, helping to reduce the environmental footprint of cardiovascular devices.
The association
Open your heart to make someone else’s heart beating
Humanitarian missions
Teaching and medical missions for pacemaker implantation