(*15*) Trust accomplished 15 years of its congenital heart illness programme on March 4 by organising fancy gown, singing and drawing competitions for its beneficiaries.
The longest operating paediatric cardiac care programme was launched in 2008 by Chitra Viswanathan and her father Ok. Nagarajan and cardiothoracic surgeon Ok.R. Balakrishnan, in reminiscence of her daughter (*15*) who died of a congenital heart defect at a younger age.
The belief presents free screening camps underneath the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram of the National Rural Health Mission. The Trust works with a community of donors and associate hospitals akin to MGM Healthcare that supply free therapy for CHD.
Ms. Viswanathan thanked the donors, the hospitals and the State authorities for its assist. Trustee and head of medical panel on the Trust, Dr. Balakrishnan stated congenital heart defect is an under-recognised downside in the nation. It was gratifying to work with (*15*) Trust and serving to younger children return to regular life, he stated. Prashanth Rajagopalan, director of MGM Healthcare termed it a exceptional achievement for the Trust.
