Minister meets kids with heart ailment
During this camp, 150 children were examined, and 70 were selected for operations. Among them, 31 children were successfully operated upon, and remaining 39 will undergo surgery soon. He said free treatment under this scheme is also being provided at IGIMS, IGIC and Jayaprabha Medanta hospitals in Patna.
Patna: Health minister Mangal Pandey met with 31 children and their families at IGIMS, Patna, who had successfully undergone heart surgery under the Bal Hriday Yojana. A camp for the Bal Hridaya Yojana was organised on May 14 under the National Child Health Programme. During this camp, 150 children were examined, and 70 were selected for operations. Among them, 31 children were successfully operated upon, and remaining 39 will undergo surgery soon.
He said free treatment under this scheme is also being provided at IGIMS, IGIC and Jayaprabha Medanta hospitals in Patna.
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Minister meets kids with heart ailment
Patna: Health minister Mangal Pandey met with 31 children and their families at IGIMS, Patna, who had successfully undergone heart surgery under the Bal Hriday Yojana. A camp for the Bal Hridaya Yojana was organised on May 14 under the National Child Health Programme. During this camp, 150 children were examined, and 70 were selected for operations. Among them, 31 children were successfully operated upon, and remaining 39 will undergo surgery soon. He said free treatment under this scheme is also being provided at IGIMS, IGIC and Jayaprabha Medanta hospitals in Patna. Patna: Health minister Mangal Pandey met with 31 children and their families at IGIMS, Patna, who had successfully undergone heart surgery under the Bal Hriday Yojana. A camp for the Bal Hridaya Yojana was organised on May 14 under the National Child Health Programme. During this camp, 150 children were examined, and 70 were selected for operations. Among them, 31 children were successfully operated upon, and remaining 39 will undergo surgery soon. He said free treatment under this scheme is also being provided at IGIMS, IGIC and Jayaprabha Medanta hospitals in Patna.
