Heart Foundation
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 03 2013 :
With an aim to provide free consultation and treatment to heart patients, a non-profit organisation christened Manipur Heart Foundation has been set up under the aegis of East West Healthcare and Research Instititute in collaboration with Sky Hospital and Research Centre.
The foundation was inaugurated in a simple function held at Sky Hospital and Research Centre, RIMS Road today.
Speaking at the occasion, Manipur Heart Foundation President Dr L Shyamkishore said, the organisation would provide financial assistance in heart surgery and pacemaker implant to needy people.
Apart from organising awareness programmes on heart ailments, prevention and treatment camps at different districts of the State, the foundation would also provide free heart check-up facility to students, he added.
Saying that the newly opened foundation is planning to set up heart hospitals at different parts of the State, Dr Shyamkishore added that the foundation has even an ambitious plan of airlifting serious heart patients by helicopter.