Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended financial help to two hearing impaired children who would be undergoing Cochlear Implant, one of the most common yet expensive medical surgeries in the country. On Friday, the Chief Minister handed over the authorisation letter of financial assistance to them as they are suffering from B/l profound hearing loss.
"Both the children have been provided with financial assistance of Rs 4.98 lakh each for undergoing Cochlear Implant surgery. Eighteen-months-old Zakiya and four-year-old lalit can't hear since birth and will be able to hear after the implant," said a statement issued by the Delhi Government.
Kejriwal met the kids and their parents at his residence and handed over the letter. He also asked the parents to take good care of the kids and come back to him in case of any problem in future.
The Delhi Government provided financial assistance to the kids through Delhi Arogya Kosh. "The Governing Body of Delhi Arogya Kosh, a society under Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, decided to sanction and release the financial assistance for the treatment of the patients."
Both the patients would undergo the implant within a week at the lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi.
While lalit is a resident of Karawal Nagar, Zakiya stays at Rishi Kardam Marg in Delhi.
The city Government had officially inaugurated the free surgeries service across private hospitals in the national Capital this week. The Government has also taken several other initiatives, considered to be pro-people, in the health sector. Besides launching mohalla clinics and polyclinics, the Government has also made free medicines available across its 28 hospitals and free tests service in many pathological labs.