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The Print
28-04-2025
- Health
- The Print
44 children from Odisha to undergo surgery at Mumbai hospital under central scheme
A four-member team of doctors accompanied them to coordinate their treatment in Mumbai, said district manager of RBSK Lopamudra Mishra. These children, aged between 3 months and 15 years, will be treated at the SRCC Children's Hospital under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), they said. Berhampur, Apr 28 (PTI) A total of 44 children suffering from congenital heart disease went to Mumbai from Odisha's Ganjam district on Monday for free surgery under a central scheme, officials said. The doctors at the Mumbai hospital will test them first and schedule the surgeries, considering the condition of each patient, she said. These children were identified during health screening at anganwadi centres and schools by RBSK teams working at the block level, she added. 'After being identified, they were treated at the City Hospital here. They were referred to the SRCC Hospital in Mumbai as doctors felt that they needed early surgery,' Mishra said. RBSK was launched in February 2013 under the National Rural Health Mission. Since the scheme was implemented in the district in 2016, a total of 668 children suffering from congenital heart disease have been successfully treated free of cost. This was the first batch of children of 2025 to travel to Mumbai for treatment, Mishra said. PTI COR BBM BBM SOM This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
44 Ganjam children with heart condition sent to Mumbai for free treatment
1 2 Berhampur: In a major healthcare initiative, 44 children from Ganjam district suffering from congenital heart disease (CHD) departed for Mumbai on Monday to undergo free surgeries under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) scheme. The children, aged between three months and 15 years, will receive treatment at Narayana Health SRCC Children's Hospital . A team of four doctors is accompanying the children and their parents to coordinate the treatment process. "The hospital's medical team will conduct additional tests upon arrival to finalise the surgery schedule for each patient," said Lopamudra Mishra, district Manager of RBSK. Chief district medical and public health officer Bhabani Shankar Mishra, along with senior doctors, extended their best wishes to the young patients and their families before their departure. The children were identified through health screenings conducted by RBSK teams across anganwadi centres, schools, and colleges in villages throughout the district. Two mobile health teams led the screening efforts at the block level. Initially treated at the City Hospital in Berhampur, the children were referred to SRCC Hospital following doctors' recommendations for immediate surgery. Since the implementation of the RBSK scheme in Ganjam district in 2016, a total of 668 children with CHD have received free life-saving surgeries. This group represents the first batch sent for treatment in 2025.
