DIMAPUR, JULY 20 (MExN): The Rotary Club Dimapur has announced that any child suffering from congenital hear disease and in need of cardiac surgery can avail of open heart surgery under the Rotary’s ‘Gift of Life Project’. This was informed in a press note issued by its President Akokla Lucy and Secretary Omprakash Gupta.
Pointing out that congenital heart disease is a fatal disease that can, left untreated, claim lives, it informed that approximately, 6 to 8 out of every thousand children are afflicted with the disease and that only few of these children have access to medical treatment. “Often life- saving surgery, the only option, involves high cost which very few can afford. For the poor, it is a death sentence, helpless in the face of poverty”, the press note informed while adding that Rotary understands and shares this pain of the underprivileged families.
Thus the “Gift of Life” was born. This project was launched in the year Dec 2002. Countless children ever since have been given a second lease of life, sponsored by Rotary Clubs across the country to avail free cardiac surgery at reputed medical institutions in India, it informed and added that Rotary Club of Dimapur since the inception of the “Gift of Life” project has sponsored more than 26 children, ranging from the age group of 0-12 years. “All these children are from poor families, of low income category. Our sponsored children have availed the best medical treatment and surgery in highly reputed medical institutions at Delhi such as Escorts Hospital, National Heart Institute, Fortis Hospital and Pushpanjalli. Indeed, for all these children it has been a gift of life”, it stated.
Encouraged and uplifted by the success story, the Rotary Club of Dimapur stated that it was even more committed to continue with the “Gift of Life” project. The sponsorship will depend on the age of the child (below 12 years), the gravity of the disease and the economic status of the child’s family, it stated.
Any child suffering from congenital hear disease and in need of cardiac surgery under the same criteria, may submit their application for our sponsorship, complete with the following information and supporting documents, to the President, Rotary Club of Dimapur, Rotary Centre, Midland, Dimapur 797112 ( Nagaland). Contact No: - 9436061260 (President) or 9435701216 (Co-ordinator). The following should be mentioned:
i. Name of the Child, his age and gender
ii. Father Name and his residential/ permanent address
iii. Mother Name.
iv. Permanent Address with supporting document duly signed by Village/Tribal Council/GB.
v. Annual Income Certificate (Affidavit) duly attested by 1st Class Magistrate in Rs.20/- Judicial Stamp Paper.
vi. No Objection Certificate from Parents in form of affidavit to the effect that they have no objection to under take heart surgery and treatment of their child at their own risk and responsibility. This certificate is to be made in Rs.20/- judicial paper and duly attested by First Class Magistrate.
vii. Four copies of recent passport size photograph.
viii. Eco- cardio report in original.
ix. Contact person and their telephone numbers.
x. Name of attendants who will accompany the child to New Delhi with their address and contact no.
Pointing out that congenital heart disease is a fatal disease that can, left untreated, claim lives, it informed that approximately, 6 to 8 out of every thousand children are afflicted with the disease and that only few of these children have access to medical treatment. “Often life- saving surgery, the only option, involves high cost which very few can afford. For the poor, it is a death sentence, helpless in the face of poverty”, the press note informed while adding that Rotary understands and shares this pain of the underprivileged families.
Thus the “Gift of Life” was born. This project was launched in the year Dec 2002. Countless children ever since have been given a second lease of life, sponsored by Rotary Clubs across the country to avail free cardiac surgery at reputed medical institutions in India, it informed and added that Rotary Club of Dimapur since the inception of the “Gift of Life” project has sponsored more than 26 children, ranging from the age group of 0-12 years. “All these children are from poor families, of low income category. Our sponsored children have availed the best medical treatment and surgery in highly reputed medical institutions at Delhi such as Escorts Hospital, National Heart Institute, Fortis Hospital and Pushpanjalli. Indeed, for all these children it has been a gift of life”, it stated.
Encouraged and uplifted by the success story, the Rotary Club of Dimapur stated that it was even more committed to continue with the “Gift of Life” project. The sponsorship will depend on the age of the child (below 12 years), the gravity of the disease and the economic status of the child’s family, it stated.
Any child suffering from congenital hear disease and in need of cardiac surgery under the same criteria, may submit their application for our sponsorship, complete with the following information and supporting documents, to the President, Rotary Club of Dimapur, Rotary Centre, Midland, Dimapur 797112 ( Nagaland). Contact No: - 9436061260 (President) or 9435701216 (Co-ordinator). The following should be mentioned:
i. Name of the Child, his age and gender
ii. Father Name and his residential/ permanent address
iii. Mother Name.
iv. Permanent Address with supporting document duly signed by Village/Tribal Council/GB.
v. Annual Income Certificate (Affidavit) duly attested by 1st Class Magistrate in Rs.20/- Judicial Stamp Paper.
vi. No Objection Certificate from Parents in form of affidavit to the effect that they have no objection to under take heart surgery and treatment of their child at their own risk and responsibility. This certificate is to be made in Rs.20/- judicial paper and duly attested by First Class Magistrate.
vii. Four copies of recent passport size photograph.
viii. Eco- cardio report in original.
ix. Contact person and their telephone numbers.
x. Name of attendants who will accompany the child to New Delhi with their address and contact no.
