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1. A Girl Child of 7 Years, Open 2. A Baby Boy of 6 Months, Cleft
Heart Surgery, Queen’s NRI Hospital Lipand Palate - Repair Surgery,
Queen’s NRI Hospital
The first case was taken up by Queen’s NRI Hospital. The
patient, a girl child of 7 years from a socio-economically
disadvantaged background, was admitted in the said hospital, The second case taken up was regarding an infant, 6 months old.
and was diagnosed with Infective Endocarditis with Mitral valve The child was born with “Grade III Right Complete Cleft Lip and
Vegetation (infection of heart valves) that needed an urgent Palate” and needed surgery (Cleft Lip and Anterior Palate Repair)
open-heart surgery. Team Vatsalya, in coordination with Dr for the same to facilitate normal eating of food and liquids. The
Bhaskar Ram, the Medical Officer of the Institute’s Health child was admitted in Queen’s NRI Hospital and the case
Center, coordinated, helped and facilitated completion of the was brought to the reference of the Health Center and Team
process in a very short span of time, and a financial assistance Vatsalya of the Institute. Though the COVID-19 lockdown was in
of Rs.1.0 lakh required for the surgery was sanctioned promptly force, Dr. V Bhaskar Ram, the Institute’s Medical Officer
by the EFM. The child underwent the surgery successfully and was responded in time and collaborated with the doctors of
discharged in a stable condition on 19/2/2020. Queen’s NRI, guided Team Vatsalya and represented the case
to Ekam Foundation Mumbai, for funding. With the process
facilitated and completed in short time, financial assistance of
Rs.35,000/- required for the surgery was sanctioned promptly
by the EFM. The child underwent the surgery successfully and
was discharged in a stable condition on 01/5/2020.
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