Fortis Healthcare, Mumbai, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Est. & Dubai Health Authority near completion of 130 free cardiac surgeries
~ Corrective cardiac surgeries and procedures are being conducted at SL
Raheja Hospital, Mahim-A Fortis Associate and Fortis Hospital, Mulund ~
Mumbai, 11th July, 2018: In India, over 2 lakh babies are
born with Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD), of these, not many have access to
effective treatment. To help alleviate the burden of heart disease amongst
children from disempowered families, the Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Est. & Dubai Health
Authority, partnered with Fortis
Healthcare, Mumbai, to fund 130 surgeries in observance of ‘Year of Zayed’
– 100 years since the birth of Shaikh Zayed, Founder of UAE. This initiative is
supported by UAE AID Program which also supports various non-medical charitable
events.
Announcing this initiative were H. E Ibrahim Mohamed Bumelha, Vice
Chairman, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Est., H. E Humaid Al Qutami, Director
General, Dubai Health Authority, Dr Obaid Aljassim, Consultant Cardiovascular
Thoracic Surgeon, Head-NABADAT Mission, Mr. Saleh
Zaher Almazrooei, General Manager, Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Est., Mr. Bin Lahij, Director of Humanitarian Assistance Dept., Dubai
Health Authority and Mr. Mohamed Saleh Ahmed Al Teneiji, Consul General, UAE along with Dr S.
Narayani, Zonal Director, Fortis Hospital, Mulund & Dr Bipin Chevale, Zonal
Director, SL Raheja Hospital, Mahim-A Fortis
Associate.
This week-long health aid program
commenced on July 7th and extends up to July 13th, it
will 130 corrective cardiac procedures and surgeries at Fortis Healthcare
Mumbai’s Fortis Hospital, Mulund and SL Raheja Hospital, Mahim-A Fortis
Associate. Funded by Sheikh Mohammed Prime Minister of UAE & Ruler of
Dubai, under project called ‘NABADAT’ (heartbeat) the initiative
helped children from disempowered families across Pune, Satara, Sangli,
Nandurbar, Raigad, Solapur, Kolhapur, Gadchiroli, Nanded in Maharashtra and
some children from Gujarat & Uttar Pradesh as well.
Team as SL Raheja Hospital, Mahim-A Fortis
Associate is led by Dr Vijay Agarwal, Head, Pediatric Cardiac and Transplant Surgery,
Dwarkanath Kulkarni, Consultant, Cardiac Surgeon, and Pediatric Cardiologists
Dr Bhushan Chavan & Dr Shubhangi Upadhye. Team at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, is led by Dr Dhananjay Malankar, Consultant,
Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Dr Swati Garekar, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist,
Dr Sachin Patil, Lead Pediatric Anesthetist & Intensivist and Dr Shivaji
Mali, Pediatric Anesthetist & Intensivist.
Dr Obaid Aljassim, Consultant, Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeon,
Head-NABADAT Mission, who leads this engagement to enable 130 corrective procedures and
surgeries, said, “With medical and
surgical expertise from SL Raheja Hospital, Mahim and Fortis Hospital, Mulund,
we hope to enrich lives of 130 children; families of these children do not have
access to tertiary aid and seek relief through this initiative. Fondly named
‘NABADAT’ (heartbeat), this initiative brings us one step closer to reducing
the CHD burden across Maharashtra and the peripheral states”.
Speaking about the initiative, Dr S. Narayani, Zonal Director at Fortis
Hospital Mulund said, “We are
extremely honored to be a part of project ‘NABADAT’ and would like to thank
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Est. for
extending aid to children from disempowered background, across Maharashtra and
beyond. This association has enabled us to provide these children, a healthy
chance at life”.
Speaking about the association, Dr Bipin
Chevale, Zonal Director, SL Raheja Hospital, Mahim-A Fortis Associate added, “Many children with congenital
heart defects (CHDs) do not have access to treatment at the right time, which
ultimately puts them under the risk of adverse outcomes. Through this
empowering initiative, we would be reaching out to 130 such children. We are
proud of our cardiac team who is working tirelessly to enable these surgeries
and procedures. This is nothing short of a milestone for us”.
Well Done Team Fortis!
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