A baby girl has regained a new lease of life after a successful free heart surgery by the medical team of Rashtriya Bal Health Scheme (RBSK).

Afrin Khatun, daughter of Mintu Mia and Hena Khatun, a resident of Lashkar Para in West Pratapgarh area under Madhya Pratapgarh Urban Primary Health Centre, was born on February 26 at IGM Hospital.

After birth, the baby’s oxygen intake is low. She was placed on ventilation in the NICU. It can be seen that there is a leak in her heart. She also had various problems. On April 5, the medical team of the National Child Health Program initiated a screening program at Madhya Pratapgarh Urban Primary Health Center to treat the child’s congenital problems.

Then the medical team of the State Child Health Program advised the child’s parents for better treatment. The child’s parents then took the child to Agartala IGM Hospital for an echo test on July 4 on the advice of the medical team of the National Child Health Programme, where the child’s echocardiography was done by pediatrician Dr Gopa Chatterjee. Echo examination of the baby is done completely free of charge. And that’s when the child’s congenital heart disease was detected.

Meanwhile, at the special heart examination camp for children organized on July 4 at IGM Hospital, expert doctors from Apollo Children’s Hospital in Chennai confirmed the child’s congenital heart disease through examination.

Then a team of Rashtriya Child Health Program (RBSK) including Dr. Devika Dev, Dr. Sushmita Dev, Dr. Sandeep Das, Pharmacist Bapi Dev, ANM Bharti Saha from Ashrampara Urban Primary Health Center took her to Apollo Children’s Hospital in Chennai. Arranged surgery.

On August 4, the child was admitted to Apollo Children’s Hospital in Chennai for heart surgery. On August 12, the child underwent a successful heart surgery free of charge under the supervision of expert doctors at Apollo Children’s Hospital. Then on August 30, the child was discharged from the hospital. The child’s physical condition is currently stable. Mintu Mia, a laborer by profession, could not afford the expensive surgery. The child’s parents thanked the State Authority of Rashtriya Child Health Programme, Ashrampara Urban Primary Health Center and Madhya Pratapgarh Urban Primary Health Centre, along with other health workers, for availing the opportunity of completely free heart surgery under the Rashtriya Child Health Programme.