Heart to heart project
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 20 2012:
Under the Rotary Club of Imphal's 'Heart to heart' project, children belonging to families of below poverty line and in need of open heart surgery will be provided free of cost surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart institute, New Delhi for which parents are informed to submit relevant documents at the Rotary Multi Service Centre, Mantripukhri in between 10 am to 1 pm of July 29 .
According to an RCI statement, Rotary Blood Bank, new Delhi will provide requisite blood for the surgery.
It is said that children from seven months to 18 years of age would be eligible to avail the opportunity.
So far, 82 children from Manipur have been provided free open heart surgery at the New Delhi facility.