Three more children receive free heart surgery
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 02 2016:
SKY Hospital, Imphal West conducted open heart surgery free of cost to three more children.
In a statement, PRO of the Hospital informed that the free surgeries were provided to 4 years old Sh Telheiba from Khanarok, Imphal East who was born with a large hole inside his heart and technically known as Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) .
Telheiba's parents could afford the high operative cost outside Manipur but SKY hospital offered to conduct the operation free of cost on September 4 this year.
Another VSD child patient named Zenith Moirangthem, 6 years old son of M Nabachandra from Khangabok, Thoubal district and Devadutta Laishram (5) s/o Henry Laishram of Imphal East who has a large hole in the heart called Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) were also operated free of cost at the same time.
The free operations were sponsored by National Health Mission Manipur under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Kayakram (RBSK).
Dr L Shyamkishore, chief cardiologist of SKY Hospital said that the operated children will grow up like normal persons.