The ‘Mukhyamantri Baal Hriday Suraksha Yojana’ operated by Chhattisgarh Government is no less than a boon for the children suffering from heart diseases.
“My child got a new life because of the scheme and she was operated successfully free of cost,” says Domanlal Sahu, resident of Jevra Sirsa village in Durg district.
Sahu said that his two-and-half-year-old daughter, Hetal, has been suffering from a congenital heart disease. As the economic condition of the family was not good, he was unable to provide medical treatment to the girl child.
He said that after birth of the child, his family has been in pain on being informed that there is a hole in her heart.
In the meanwhile, Sahu got information that the Chhattisgarh Government has launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Baal Hriday Suraksha Yojana,’ under which free treatment and operation of children up to 15 years suffering from heart disease is being done.
Sahu said that he got the health examination of his daughter done at Apollo BSR Hospital Bhilai . Her operation has been done successfully. Now the health of the child is improving. Now his family is very happy with the free treatment and operation of the child.
Sahu expressed gratitude towards Chief Minister Raman Singh and his Government for the noble act.
Tejaswi, daughterof Khemlal Sahu, resident of Katalbahi in Rajnandgaon district; Puja Thakur daughter of Devsingh, resident of Taroud in Balod district; Arun Pradhan son of Parshuram Pradhan of Kartama in Surajpur district, who have been undergoing treatment at Apollo BSR Hospital, also praised the Mukhyamantri Baal Hriday Suraksha Yojana and expressed thanks to Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Treatment under the ‘Mukhyamantri Baal Hriday Suraksha Yojana’ is being done in different approved and affiliated hospitals of the State from July 28, 2008. So far, under the scheme, successful operation of about 800 children has been done at the government approved Apollo BSR Hospital Bhilai Nagar.
Child specialist of Apollo hospital Dr AP Sawant said that ‘Mukhyamantri Baal Hriday Suraksha Yojana’ was the most ambitious scheme of the State government. Thousands of children get new life because of this scheme, he added.
After launch of the scheme in the State on July 28, 2008, free operation of about 4,500 children has been done so far. Moreover, free treatment and operation of children up to 15 years suffering from heart diseases have been done under the scheme at approved hospitals. For the heart operation of children, the State Government gives maximum `1.80 lakh to the hospital.
The State Government has signed agreement with Apollo BSR Hospital Bhilai, Escorts Heart Centre, Raipur, Ramakrishna Care Hospital, Raipur, Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur and Balaji Super Speciality Hospital Raipur for treatment of children under the scheme.